Nurse in Surgical Department

Job responsibilities

Provide and coordinate Patient Care:

• Assess patient‟s general health status
• Prepare a nursing care plan according to the needs and area of work with the help of other healthcare and professionals
• Document and communicate actions to maintain continuity of care among the nursing team
• Assume and maintain patient and his environment hygiene and infection control
• Record, report and monitor vital signs, symptoms and changes in patients' conditions and signs with staff full name
• Record manually and/or electronically patients information
• Deliver detailed instructions and information to patients / family in collaboration with physician
• Prepare and takes ward rounds with physicians
• Administer and document medications as prescribed, within hesitation collaborate with prescriber physicians and sign
• Take care of all materials and equipment at disposal to the service
• Engage in research activities related to nursing and mentor nursing students in the clinical practice
• Deliver detailed nursing instructions to patients for discharge
• Prepare patients for examinations
• Assist doctors during surgery

Minimum qualifications

• Advanced Diploma in Nursing

  5 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Good knowledge of Rwanda Health System

• Knowledge of clinical services Policy and procedure

• Archive and documentation skills