Nursing Officer ( 3 Positions)

Job Summary

The Ebola Survivor’s Clinic Nurse is a frontline medical worker, responsible for delivering hands-on patient care in the Ebola Survivor’s Clinic and various settings, including other hospitals departments, patient’s homes and communities. She/he provides a wide range of patient services, including preventative and primary care, educating patients about disease prevention, risk reduction, operating medical equipment, counselling patients and administering medications. They will work as part of a team but may also work independently, providing general consultations and performing the important task of educating patients about treatments, health promotion, risk reduction and preventative care.

Overall Responsibilities

1. Triage patients by conducting physical exams to assess patient health needs and problems.
2. Implement physicians’ orders, perform treatments, start IVs, fill prescriptions, and assist navigate patients through the health facility.
3. Administer direct nursing care to injured, disabled, ill, or convalescent patients.
4. Review and maintain medical records.
5. Counsel patients and family members on disease prevention, risk reduction and health maintenance.
6. Physically escort and assist patients get diagnostic tests or investigations.
7. Educate patients about their medical conditions, test results and treatment plans.
8. Maintain a safe, hygienic working environment.
9. Prepare rooms and medical equipment and decontaminate instruments.
10. Provide emotional and psychological support to patients.
11. Perform any other duty as assigned.

Required Qualification, Experience and Competencies:

• A Registered Nurse (RN) with a Diploma in Nursing.Experience managing patients with highly infectious diseases or Ebola response is an added advantage.Training in IPC is an added advantage.
• Full registration with the Uganda Nurse’s Midwives Council and possession of a valid Practicing License.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a busy health care setting.
• 3 Years Relevant Experience

NOTE:

Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified University Transcripts

You must have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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