Anadach Group Recruitment for Renal Nursing Officer 2923/2024- Apply Here

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Renal Nursing Officer

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

The Role

• The dialysis nurse will be responsible for overseeing dialysis treatments required by patients suffering from acute or chronic kidney failure.
• The duties include and are not limited to checking and recording patients’ vitals, ensuring that dialysis machines are set up correctly, collecting pre-treatment dialysis data, reviewing patient records prior to dialysis, conducting pre-dialysis patient assessment and tests, and delivering the patient treatment under the supervision of the Head Nurse.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring that haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatments are administered to patients correctly.
• Monitoring patients during dialysis treatment to identify any adverse reactions.
• Preparing and updating nursing care plans.
• Promptly notifying the appropriate medical practitioner of any problems that occur during dialysis treatments.
• Working with the Dialysis Technicians to ensure that dialysis machines and equipment are set up correctly.
• Teaching patients and their family members how to operate home dialysis machines should they decide on home dialysis therapy.
• Educating patients on dialysis treatment options, kidney disease management, as well as suitable nutrition and exercise regimens.
• Ensure uniformity and promptness in the delivery of professional and efficient nursing services to patients.
• As the first point of contact, receive, prioritize and direct patients appropriately.
• Conduct and input information on patients ’vital signs and procedures into the EMR system, register and relevant forms.
• 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 admitted patients under observation.
• Observe admitted patients regularly, checking vital signs 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.
• 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 and suture removal.
• Administer patients’ health checklist(s).
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of patients’ medical history, vital signs conducted procedures.
• Prepare examination rooms and sterilize medical instruments before and after us
• Prepare daily immunization report
• Conduct and input information on patients ’vital signs and procedures into the EMR system, register and relevant forms
• Co-operatively work with colleagues to maintain a professional learning culture.
• 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 officer to generate list and rates of stock items to be procured/replenished.
• Carry out such other related duties as assigned to the nursing team

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Renal Nursing. (Additional qualification or any other relevant additional degree would be an advantage)
• Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience covering different aspects of nursing, especially dialysis care.

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 would be an asset).
• Be able to respectfully motivate and lead a team/ work with minimal supervision.
• Be able to negotiate and handle end-to-end procurement.
• Diligent and hardworking.
• Detail oriented and ability to multitask.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good team player with proven organizational and administrative skills.
• 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 using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Candidates will be assessed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Application Closing Date

30th April, 2023.