Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 19, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

REF: V/LC/9/2022

Job Description
Reporting to the Senior Nursing Officer, the Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses’ job exists to provide intensive care services to neonates and provide nursing research and training at the KUTRRH.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Receive, register, record and document patients’ information and present the same to the Medical Officers at the unit.
• Caring for the basic needs of infants; for example, feeding and changing diapers.
• Performing medical procedures; for example, inserting intravenous lines, performing tests, and administering medications.
• Formulating nursing plans and evaluating the effectiveness of treatments.
• Comforting ill new-borns and anxious parents and family members.
• Offering support to parents and family members and educating them on the at-home care of their new-born.
• Providing round-the-clock care to premature and severely ill new-born infants. administer medication to patients in the unit as prescribed by Medical Officers and Medical Specialists in the hospital.
• Monitor patients’ progress in the unit, document the same for clear patient records and report the same to the Medical Officers and Medical Specialists in the hospital.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience
• Diploma or Degree in Nursing from a recognized institution.
• Higher Diploma in Neonatal Intensive Care Critical from a recognized institution.
• Registration with the Nursing Council of Kenya.
• Valid Practice License as a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse.
• Must have a Certificate in a course in life saving.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• At least two (2) years working experience as a as a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse in reputable health facility.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital on www.locum.kutrrh.go.ke to apply


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