Senior Nursing Officer at Anadach Consulting Limited

• 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 the vacant position below:
  

  Senior Nursing Officer

  • Job TypeFull Time  
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND  
  • Experience 4 years
  • Location Lagos
  • Job Field Medical / Healthcare  
   
  Reports to: The Lead Nurse
  Location: Lagos
  
  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.
  Method of Application
  
  
  Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and CV to: recruitment@anadach.com clearly indicating "Your Name and Job Title " as subject of your mail.
  
  Note
  
  • Candidates will be assessed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
  • Only short listed applicants will be contacted.