Assistant Nurse

**Patient Care**
- Demonstrate on understanding & Utilization of evidence-based health care.
- Performs nursing care for patient who visit Outpatient department in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of health care errors.
- Must have excellent observation skills, able to think critically and to make quick and effective decisions.
- Able to function efficiently in patients care within the assigned clinic and relieve other nursing units in the hospital if necessary.
- Complete safety of patients in the assigned clinic.
- Organization of assigned duties.
- Accurately monitor & record patient’s condition as per current standards and policies.
- Ensures investigation reports are available for consultation if applicable.
- Perform assessment and reassessments on patient as per assessment policy
- Perform patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.
- Report any abnormality in patient’s condition immediately to the medical staff and escalate as and when required.

**Competent of nursing care.**
- Assist physician with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills
- Able to perform the procedures (not limited to)
- Oxygen administration
- 12 lead ECG
- Vital Signs monitoring
- Perform routine nursing procedures / Skills as per the clinic assigned.

**Patient and Family Education**
- Communication of information to patients and their relatives
- Educates the patient and family regarding the disease, diet, pain management, rehabilitation etc. and according to the identified individual need, provide educational materials if available.

**Maintenance of supplies and equipment**
- Perform competency in point of care testing and ensure quality requirements.
- Able to handle all equipment (not limited to):

- Suction machine
- BP apparatus
- Glucometer
- Thermoscan
- Diagnostic set
- Weighing scale
- Pulse oximeter
- ECG Machine
- Ensuring all equipment is maintained in good working order, reporting anyfault to Nurse Manager/Engineering.
- Assist in making clinic requirements, stock verification and inventories.
- Prevents wastage and misuse of supplies.

**Management of Emergencies**
- Ability to identify medical complications, emergencies and take the appropriate action immediately and to assist Emergency management of patient in the unit as required.
- Conversant and efficient in dealing with emergency procedures, i.e. Fire, cardiac arrest.
- Reporting of any untoward incident or accident on the hospital premises involving a patient, visitor or staff member.

**General Requirements**
- Perform duties according to the hospital policies and ministry of health regulations.
- Perform duties within the scope of practice.
- Maintain the infection control principles in everyday practice.
- Maintain clean and safe working environment.
- Follow the International Patient Safety goals.
- Participate at unit meetings.

**Patient Care**
- Demonstrate on understanding & Utilization of evidence-based health care.
- Performs nursing care for patient who visit Outpatient department in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of health care errors.
- Must have excellent observation skills, able to think critically and to make quick and effective decisions.
- Able to function efficiently in patients care within the assigned clinic and relieve other nursing units in the hospital if necessary.
- Complete safety of patients in the assigned clinic.
- Organization of assigned duties.
- Accurately monitor & record patient’s condition as per current standards and policies.
- Ensures investigation reports are available for consultation if applicable.
- Perform assessment and reassessments on patient as per assessment policy
- Perform patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.
- Report any abnormality in patient’s condition immediately to the medical staff and escalate as and when required.

**Competent of nursing care.**
- Assist physician with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills
- Able to perform the procedures (not limited to)
- Oxygen administration
- 12 lead ECG
- Vital Signs monitoring
- Perform routine nursing procedures / Skills as per the clinic assigned.

**Patient and Family Education**
- Communication of information to patients and their relatives
- Educates the patient and family regarding the disease, diet, pain management, rehabilitation etc. and according to the identified individual need, provide educational materials if available.

**Maintenance of supplies and equipment**
- Perform competency in point of care testing and ensure quality requirements.
- Able to handle all equipment (not limited to):

- Suction machine
- BP apparatus
- Glucometer
- Thermoscan
- Diagnostic set
- Weighing scale
- Pulse oximeter
- ECG Machine
- Ensuring all equipment is maintained in good working order,