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Primary Care Nurse job at CURE Children's Hospital
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2025-Feb-23
Location: Mbale
Vacancy title:
Primary Care Nurse [ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Health Care , Category: Healthcare ]
Jobs at: CURE Children's Hospital
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, March 03 2025 Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Mbale, East Africa
Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, February 22 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed Similar Jobs in Uganda
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JOB DETAILS:
POSITION OVERVIEW:
To provide bedside nursing care to patients admitted in the ward, ICU and OR.
KEY RESULT AREAS AND ACTIVITIES
Carries out Nursing Assessment and Care
• Initiates treatment and responds accordingly)
• Promotes wholeness and well-being including safety and comfort of patients
• Sets priorities in nursing care based on patients' need
• Ensures continuity of care
• Utilizes the nursing process as framework for nursing
• Formulates a plan of care in collaboration with patients and other members of the health team
• Implements planned nursing care to achieve identified outcomes
• Evaluates progress toward expected outcomes
• Responds to the urgency of the patient's condition and reports any abnormalities to in-charge and physicians.
Provide Health Education and Orientation to patients and/or caretakers
• Participates in weekly health education talks to caregivers and patients.
• Orients new patients on the operations of the wards
• Provides information to patients according to their discharge plan
• Responds to information needs of patients and caregivers
Process Doctors orders
• Attend ward rounds with Doctors
• Read and implement doctors' instructions
• Follow-up on tests
• Give feedback to Doctors
Provide Pre and Post-Surgical Care to Patients
• Prepare Patients for Surgery.
Cares for wounds using sterile technique
• Organize procedure room
• Disinfect and appropriately store all equipment used
• Dispose of all medical waste in the proper bins
• Ensure appropriate use of PPE during procedures
Documentation
• Transcribe orders in the patient chart according to set guidelines
• Maintains accurate and updated documentation of patient care
• Conduct and record 24-hour chart checks of patients under your care
• Records outcome of patient care
• Maintains an effective recording and reporting system
Conduct an appropriate Handover process
• Receives a report from the previous shift and confirms the entries made
• Assumes full responsibility during the shift and provides all appropriate information in patient care management to the next shift
• Makes inventory of all available supplies and equipment before receiving or handing over
• Writes handover and receiving reports clearly documenting what transpired during the shift. especially regarding vitals, medicines given and status of the patient.
Carries out Shift leader role
• Ensures that all OPD patients that have been admitted have got files.
• Ensures that all OPD patients sent to the pharmacy have been served timely by the dispending Nurse.
• Acts as a point of contact on the ward in the absence of the charge nurse.
• Ensures that all admitted patient on the ward have nurse attending to them.
• Ensures that the ward is tidy and clean before the ward round and at all times.
• Ensure that clean hospital linen is available for caretaker.
• Ensure that all admitted patients have been oriented by the ward clerk and attending nurses.
• Ensure that all patients investigations have been done and results filed in the patients file by the attending nurse.
Spiritual Ministry Participation
• Participates in the hospital’s Spiritual Ministry programs.
• Attend chapel and departmental bible studies with staff (depending on weekly schedule)
Continuing Professional Development Activities
• Identification of short-term training that can help you perform your role better.
• Participate in the scheduled training and sensitization arrangements by the hospital for all co-workers.
• Ensure that the professional training tracker is updated as per the above-mentioned trainings attended.
• A minimum of 3 professional development sessions - self initiated done in the fiscal year.
• Works with one’s supervisor to guide in mentorship and coaching for continual professional growth
Punctuality and Attendance
• Report to work as scheduled.
• Report to work on time as per schedule.
Participation in Meetings
• Attend and participate in department meetings as scheduled
• Attend and participate in general co-workers’ meetings as scheduled.
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Occupational Health & Safety Function
• Following & complying with H&S policies, processes & applying them to your own work activities, including using/wearing Personal Protective Equipment as required.
• Participating in activities directed at preventing harm & promoting well-being in the workplace Identifying, reporting & self-managing hazards where appropriate.
Any other official duties
This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Pharmacy Technician. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the co-worker for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Co-worker must perform other tasks, duties, and projects as assigned, as a member of the Human Resources team.
Essential Qualifications
• Completed Diploma in Nursing or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired
• Possess a current certificate from the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council
• Good knowledge of general scientific principles, practices, specialized techniques used in the practice of nursing
• High degree of integrity and professional values.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills
Professional Essential Skills
• Knowledge to carry out the duties of the role. Ability to work in an accurate and consistent manner, utilizing systems and programs in the most efficient manner. High level of attention to detail.
• Accuracy, Ability to work on own initiative while remaining an effective member of a team. Demonstrate effective team skills Planning & Organizing, demonstrate flexibility and openness to change
• Maintaining structured systems, can multi-task, without losing focus Manages competing and changing priorities in line with the demands of the in-patient unit.
Essential Experience and knowledge
• Maintains open communication with members of various levels of management.
• Good teamwork and interpersonal skills. Good oral and written communication and presentation skills
• High level planning and organizational skills including efficient and effective time management and the ability to prioritize tasks.
Essential Experience and knowledge
• At least one-year experience in Nursing or demonstrated ability and desire to learn and embrace new ideas.
• Experience of working with MS Packages – Word/Excel/PowerPoint/ Access.
• Experience working in a hospital environment.
Essential personal attributes and aptitudes
· Demonstrate good command of the English language both written and verbal to effectively carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role.
· Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively, with compassion and empathy with patients and their families.
· Display awareness and appreciation of the service users
· Ability to communicate at all levels.
· Draws on a variety of communication methods to fit situation/circumstances
· Listens openly, using questions to check for understanding/avoid misinterpretation
· Strong ability to learn CCHU Services, Core Values & Ethos.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS COMPETENCES & ABILITIES:
• Willingness and ability to adopt new knowledge and research procedures
• Flexible attitude to duties and to hours of work with ability to remain calm under pressure
• Highly organized and meticulous
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: Associate Degree Job application procedure
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