Responsibilities:
• Provision of quality patient care.
• Participate in theatre when assigned.
• Ensure availability/maintenance of equipment/instruments
that may be required for patient management.
• Ensure that any side effects from the prescribed treatment
are quickly identified and managed
• Ensure high level of infection prevention in the area the
nurse is operating in to avoid hospital acquired infections.
• Prepare and present timely comprehensive care and nursing
reports as may be required.
• Ensure patient information is treated and handled with
highest confidentiality.
• Ensure high quality nursing care in the department/unit.
• Carry out health education sessions in the department/unit
and conduct orientation for newly admitted patients and new
staff.
• Prescribe and give nursing care to the patients as necessary.
• Co-ordinate patients care with other departments both in
and outside the ward/unit
• Ensure safe storage of drugs e.g., DDA, supplies and
equipment.
• Maintain drugs and other important registers in the ward.
• Participate in ward/departmental conferences/meetings.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the
departmental heads/management from time to time.