Pediatric Nurse

Olive Multi-Specialist Hospital - World class Healthcare; Olive has assembled some of the best ranges of specialised medical care services for everyone

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Pediatric Nurse
Job Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• We are seeking a qualified, detail-oriented team player to join our excellent staff. In this position, you will play a key role in providing care to adolescents, children, and infants.
• You will offer care for children from birth through their late teens, often collaborating with the family to address their options, problems, fears, and concerns for their child.
• The exact duties and responsibilities of a pediatric nurse depend on the type of health care setting you work in.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifies changes in a child’s signs and symptoms and intervenes in emergency situations
• Differentiates between normal and abnormal physical findings
• Participates in activities to manage a child’s pain levels
• Serves as a child advocate
• Provides supportive care to dying children
• Evaluates a child for signs and symptoms of abuse
• Administers medication using age-appropriate guidelines
• Determines a child’s needs related to pain management
• Analyzes situations to anticipate pathophysiological problems and detect changes in status
• Maintains privacy and confidentiality in nurse/child relationships
• Involves the child and family in the care plan and determines the child’s needs based on a careful analysis of symptoms in relation with their growth and development
• Performs physical examinations, such as measuring vitals, taking blood and urine samples, and ordering diagnostic tests
• Explains to parents and families how to take care of their children and protect their health, including advising them on how to design their home for conditions such as paralysis and juvenile diabetes

Requirements

• Minimum of four (4) years experience as a registered nurse (RN) also having a minimum of two years experience as a pediatric nurse
• Relevant professional qualification will be an advantage