Business Purpose/Objective:
The nurse’s primary responsibility is to provide
neonatal care coordination of care plans for high-risk neonates in the newborn
unit. The nurse will also function as a member of the midwife team in the low
risk setting as dictated by patient volume and clinical need and will be
responsible for providing and maintaining high standards of professional
nursing care to all clients while ensuring consistent provision of efficient
and ethical care to support in achieving quality health service delivery.
About Jacaranda Maternity
Jacaranda Maternity is redesigning the future of
healthcare in East Africa for patients who need it most. Our hospital in
Nairobi is changing the way maternal healthcare is provided by developing
better ways to provide high-quality, patient-centred maternity care at
affordable prices. Currently, we see over 3,000 clients a month. We have won
global and local recognition, including from the Centre for Health Market
Innovations, the Gates Foundation, Savings Lives at Birth, and Innovations in
Healthcare – and our facility has been independently rated as among the highest
quality in Kenya.
We have big ambitions and require Nurses/Midwives
with Neonatal Care experience. Reporting to our Nurse-in-Charge, we are looking
for someone highly motivated and willing to take a lot of initiative and with a
passion for providing quality care to our clients as well as be responsible for
the medical and health care of children.
Will you join us and help transform maternal and
new-born health care in East Africa?
Education
Hold a diploma or degree in nursing from a recognized
university/(medical training) college.
Hold an active Nursing licence from the Nursing
Council of Kenya.
Experience
Position holder should have at least 5 years’
experience in Maternity or MCH/FP working as a licensed Nurse/Midwife in a busy
maternity institution and experience in working as a start-up maternity
facility.
Position holder should have at least 2 years
experience working in a busy NBU.
Experience caring for high-risk conditions including
hypertension/preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, multiple gestations and
history of poor obstetrics outcomes.
Neonatal/Paediatric or reproductive health nursing is
an added advantage.
Knowledge and Skills Requirements
Familiarity with CTG machines, uses and
interpretation of CTG strip.
Leadership experience is an added advantage.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills and
empathy; equally comfortable providing one-on-one counseling and presenting
birth-preparedness education to groups.
Excellent analytical reasoning skills and meticulous
attention to detail.
Key Competencies
Commitment to providing high quality care and
excellence.
Ability to work effectively with a team in a
culturally diverse environment.
Ability to use initiative to solve problems is a key
competence.
Duties and Responsibilities
Nurse/Midwife
Work requirements and tasks will be guided by the
nursing council scope of practice, department’s Standard Operating Procedures
(SOP), hospital protocols, which are reviewed periodically but will fall
broadly in the following Key Responsibility Areas (KRAs);
Work in collaboration with the clinical team and the
management to implement effective procedures, rules, regulations that are
consistent with the organization values and policies;
Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs) and protocols for high risk neonatal clients and overall midwifery
services;
Ensure compliance with established professional and
institutional policies, procedures, rules and regulations;
Provide comprehensive antenatal care to both low risk
and high risk clients, postnatal care, family planning, deliveries, scrubbing
for theatre procedures and other services for clients at the facility based on
Jacaranda Maternity’s clinical protocols and processes;
Provide specialized neonatal care to high-risk
neonatal clients;
Provide counselling and background information to
patients on specific high-risk conditions, friendly and helpful service,
advice, guidance and education to all clients;
Ensure all clients under their care have a good
customer experience by providing clear communication to clients regarding
clinic processes in the event of emergencies or long waits;
Work closely with Jacaranda Outreach team, peer
educators, CHW’s and traditional birth attendants to perform outreach and
marketing activities and education within the community by maintaining a good
relationship;
Maintain client and hospital operational data using
our electronic medical records and other information systems;
Assessing a child’s needs and providing initial and
continual care;
Neonatal Care
The nurse will be responsible for caring for preterm
babies, sick neonates and poor birth outcomes and to promote their wellbeing;
Provide immediate care for neonates immediately after
delivery;
Provide immediate and continuous care for high risk
neonates;
Oversee care of neonates in the nursery;
Maintain nursery equipment and tools/instruments;
Educate parents on newborn care;
Neonatal resuscitation;
Monitoring of neonates vital signs;
Administering medications to neonates;
Oversee neonatal resuscitation orientation and
continuous drills for other staff working in the NBU;
Any other duties assigned.
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