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