Clinical Nurse, Children’s Ward

Introduction

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is the first hospital in East Africa to be accredited by the Joint Commission International from the USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.

Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the above position based in Nairobi Kenya. The position holder will report to the Nursing Manager, Pediatrics Department Nursing Division.

Responsibilities:

• Complete assessment and re-assessment of Pediatric patients to identify their care needs
• Develop written care plans based on Pediatric patients changing needs, monitor and evaluate effectiveness of interventions
• Actively contributes feedback during patient rounds with physicians and ensures that patients’ investigations, reports and updates on clinical information are available.
• Administers medication safely, monitors patients, response to medication and provides medication use education to patients and families.
• Document all assessment data, investigation results, care given, discussions with the multidisciplinary team, and family/patient interactions in an accurate, comprehensive and timely manner.
• Perform pain assessment and initiate analgesia as per protocol.
• Accurately administer all medication as per the treatment order sheet and in line with MMU guidelines
• Identify patient and family education needs and implement appropriate teaching
• Be able to commence enteral, oral and gastric feeds as prescribed, assess absorption and elimination and give feedback as appropriate
• Be able to recognize a patient in a pre- arrest or arrest states, and to activate Emergency Response Team and actively participate in the resuscitation of the patient
• Provide safe environment for patients through adherence to infection control practices and other safety policies, and perform timely safety checks on incubators, IV pumps, oxygen source, and cardiac monitors.
• Be accountable for judicious and efficient use of resources i.e. accurate and timely billing of ward stock drugs and consumables
• Care for equipment through proper cleaning, storage, per shift check of the inventory and timely reporting and follow up of nonfunctional equipment to the nurse manager
• Participate in unit based nursing education, quality improvement (QI) projects, audits, spot checks and skill checks
• Ensures code pink is practiced at all times.
• Assist in orientation of new nurses and mentoring of junior nursing staff and students
• Provide leadership for the team and manage the unit in a given shift
• Participate in and facilitate unit based nursing education, quality improvement (QI) projects, audits, spot checks and skill checks.
• Provides basic nursing care without supervision.

Requirements:

• KRCHN/KRM/BScN from a recognized school of Nursing or University
• Current Licensure with the Nursing council of Kenya
• Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in an acute care hospital.
• Demonstrate evidence based knowledge of current practices in Paediatrics nursing