Nursing Officer Job at Anadach Consulting Nigeria

Anadach Consulting Limited - Our client is a leading provider of world-class Healthcare services for over 15 years in Lagos. The facility is a growing family practice that places strong emphasis on the delivery of high quality patient-centered family medicine.

As a result of expansion and strategic initiatives aimed at delivering increased value to patient experience, career opportunities exist for high performing professionals that can contribute in a rapidly growing organization in position below:

Job Position: Nursing Officer
Job Location: Lagos
Reports to: The Lead Nurse

The Role

• The selected candidate will be responsible for the delivery of basic nursing care to patients
• She will be responsible for ensuring uniformity in the delivery of professional and efficient nursing services to all patients, whilst upholding global standards enforced by management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for physical examinations, observations, urinalysis, procedures, treatment and pre-employment screenings
• Orchestrate various procedures such as wound dressing, incision and draining, injection administration, vaccinations, ear piercing, ear syringing, pap smear collection, urine sample collection, high vaginal swap and suture removal
• Administer patients’ health checklist(s)
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of patients' medical history, vital signs conducted procedures
• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions while under observation.
• Engage patients for obtaining data on their circumstances in relation to diets and lifestyle for Doctors’ information.
• Identify accurately potential health risks confronting the patient for Doctors’ information.
• Assist Doctors in suturing procedures and to set up lines for patients under observation.
• Observe admitted patients while ensuring frequent checks of vital signs as required by standard nursing practice and administering medications to patients in line with Doctor’s prescription.
• Distribute as required, issued medical brochures and relevant medical information to ensure patients are well informed about topics such as childbirth, disease prevention and sexual health
• Co-operatively work with colleagues to maintain a professional learning culture
• Prepare examination rooms and sterilize medical instruments before and after use
• Deliver patient files to the senior nursing officer, especially for patients to be taken under observation
• Flexibly work in all units within the department and/or clinic such as screening section, wellness clinic, specialist clinics, travel clinic, general practice, documentation and pharmacy
• Liaise with the accounts team in order to receive funding for supplies needed
• Raise requisition for required consumables
• Other tasks as may be assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing with additional qualification or any other relevant training.
• Minimum of 4 years post NYSC/qualification experience covering different aspects of nursing, especially immunization and family planning.

Key Competencies and Attributes:

• Good documentation ability to prepare high quality summaries and reports
• Computer literate (previous experience in use of electronic medical record system or willing ness to learn)
• Diligent and hardworking
• Detail oriented and ability to multitask
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good team player with proven organizational and administrative skills
• Demonstrate ability to exercise discretion.
• Demonstrates a positive disposition to learning and willing to take on tasks.
• Must be able to demonstrate good stress management
• An uncompromising focus on excellent service delivery
• Should be pleasant, patient and honest.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@anadach.com Please indicate your name and the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Candidates will be assessed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
• Only short listed applicants will be contacted.