We invite applications from suitably
qualified Nurses to provide services to clinics located in
Garissa, Kitale, Kakamega & Kapenguria.
4 Positions
Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process;
collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing
physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families;
supervising assigned team members. 4 Positions
Registered Nurse Job Duties:
- Identifies patient care requirements by
establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other
persons in a position to understand care requirements.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by
providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients,
friends, and families.
- Promotes patient's independence by
establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to
understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering
questions.
- Assures quality of care by adhering to
therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care
goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments;
following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of
care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other
governing agency regulations.
- Resolves patient problems and needs by
utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment
by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance
from health care support personnel.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to
infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and
storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
- Documents patient care services by charting in
patient and department records.
- Maintains continuity among nursing teams by
documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing
needs.
- Maintains patient confidence and protects
operations by keeping information confidential.
- Ensures operation of equipment by completing
preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's
instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs;
maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and
techniques.
- Maintains nursing supplies inventory by
checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies;
placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies;
using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge
by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications;
establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Maintains a cooperative relationship among
health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests;
building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing
related results as needed.
Registered Nurse Skills and
Qualifications:
- Diploma in Nursing or its equivalent
- Nursing & Clinical Skills,
- Infection Control,
- Physiological Knowledge,
- Administering Medication,
- Medical Teamwork,
- Multi-tasking,
- Listening skills,
- Good Communication skills,
- Health Promotion and Maintenance
Starting salary: Kshs 27,000 (Gross)
Interested candidates who adequately possess the stated qualifications and skills should apply by sending their updated CV to hr@asteriskkenya.com.
Interested candidates who adequately possess the stated qualifications and skills should apply by sending their updated CV to hr@asteriskkenya.com.
The email subject should be
NURSE-(QUOTE AREA PREFERED).
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted for interviews.