The Registered nurse has the knowledge, skills and attributes to safely and competently provide evidence- based nursing care to patients throughout the life span.

Key Responsibilities

o Promotes patient optimum health and well- being

o Promotes an environment that maximizes patient safety.

o Promotes patient physiological and psychological integrity.

o Demonstrates professional behavior when working with people

o Upholds the contributes to the maintenance of professional nursing standards

o Actively contributes to collaborative working relationships with members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team

o Demonstrates a commitment to one’s development and professional growth

o Demonstrates commitment to development of others

o Demonstrates a commitment to the development of the profession.

Specific responsibilities of the registered nurse include but are not limited to the following:

o Identifies, promotes and assists patients to understand major determinants of health.

o Educate patients on health risk factors and teaches them and their families strategies to develop health living behavior.

o Reduces risks of disease transmission by applying the standard (universal) infection control principles.

o Identifies records and takes appropriate action to reduce incidence of disease transmission

o Identifies and acts to reduce risk and harm

o Assesses plans and manages nursing interventions to optimize outcomes of care for patient throughout the lifespan in various states of health and illness.

o Implements general nursing care and comfort measures

o Demonstrates evidence based practice in use of pharmacological agents on treatments.

o Demonstrates the ability to accurately calculate drug doses for administration.

o Documents care and patient outcomes.

o Evaluates and manages Nursing Care, altering delivery and priorities according to patient need and outcomes ensuring continuity of care

o Implements nursing care that demonstrates respect for human rights, culture, regional and individual preference.

o Recognizes and assumes responsibility to work within professional standards and ethical codes of practice.

o Protects the patient from risk, harm, abuse or neglect or neglect within the boundaries of nursing care.

o Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures that guide practice.

o Recognizes and acts upon policies, procedures or orders that might put at risk patient’s therapeutic outcomes or is not at best practice standards.

o Advocates sensitively for patient’s rights based on current legislation and ethical principles.

o Ensure confidentiality of patient’s information.

o Utilizes effective time management strategies to organize workload.

o Draws on evidence based research to perform safe, effective and efficient nursing interventions whilst taking patient’s preferences into consideration.

o Establishes and maintains professional boundaries with patients and members of the healthcare team.

o Recognizes limitations in one’s professional knowledge and skills and take appropriate action.

o Assumes accountability for delegation of nursing care.

o Initiates and or participates in research that contributes to continuous improvement in standards of care and extending the nursing professional body of knowledge.

o Identifies scientific advances and uses technology as appropriate the enhancement patient care.

o Establishes collaborative relationships with the other members of the interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

o Identifies, reports and documents healthcare practices that may compromise patient care, privacy or dignity and take appropriate remedial action.

o Provides and seeks constructive feedback in and between the team members

o Participates in ongoing professional development activities

o Maintains record of all learning and professional development activities attended

o Maintains current license to practice as an outcome of self- regulation.

o Collaborates and shares knowledge and information with others.

o Acts as preceptor and / or mentor to other new to the profession or less experienced

o Participates in teaching and education programs when relevant

o Collaborates and shares nursing knowledge and research findings

o Submitting required documentation in timely and accurate manner

o Providing a legible and clear documentation.

o Assisting the Nursing Supervisor and Homecare manager in decision making and policy information as pertains to Home care Program.

o Maintaining accurate time records

o Observing office’s attendance requirements and dress code

o Converse MHC resources and adequately maintaining office properties, supplies and equipment.

Qualifications (Educations and Experiences) :

o Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Nursing

o HAAD License Registered Nurse

o Minimum of 2 years clinical experience post qualification

Other Requirements :

o Good time Management

o Tolerance and patience

o Interpersonal skills

o Team-Working skills

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