JOB DETAILS:
To provide bedside nursing care to patients admitted in the ward, ICU and OR.

KEY RESULT AREAS
ACTIVITIES
Carries out Nursing Assessment and Care
• Initiates treatment and responds accordingly)
• Promotes wholeness and well-being including safety and comfort of patients
• Sets priorities in nursing care based on patients’ need
• Ensures continuity of care
• Utilizes the nursing process as framework for nursing
• Formulates a plan of care in collaboration with patients and other members of the health team
• Implements planned nursing care to achieve identified outcomes
• Evaluates progress toward expected outcomes
• Responds to the urgency of the patient’s condition and reports any abnormalities to in-charge and physicians.

Provide Health Education and Orientation to patients and/or caretakers
• Participates in weekly health education talks to caregivers and patients.
• Orients new patients on the operations of the wards
• Provides information to patients according to their discharge plan
• Responds to information needs of patients and caregivers
• Provide pre and post-surgical care to patients

Prepare patients for Surgery.
• Process Doctors orders
• Attend ward rounds with Doctors
• Read and implement doctors instructions
• Follow-up on tests
• Give feedback to Doctors

Cares for wounds using sterile technique
• Organize procedure room
• Disinfect and appropriately store all equipment used
• Dispose of all medical waste in the proper bins
• Ensure appropriate use of PPE during procedures

Documentation
• Transcribe orders in the patient chart according to set guidelines
• Maintains accurate and updated documentation of patient care
• Conduct and record 24hour chart check of patients under your care
• Records outcome of patient care
• Maintains an effective recording and reporting system

Conduct an appropriate Handover process
• Receives a report from the previous shift and confirms the entries made
• Assumes full responsibility during the shift and provides all appropriate information in patient care management to the next shift
• Makes inventory of all available supplies and equipment before receiving or handing over
• Writes handover and receiving reports clearly documenting what transpired during the shift. Especially regarding vitals, medicines given and status of the patient.

Carries out Shift leader role
• Ensures that all OPD patients that have been admitted have got files.
• Ensures that all OPD patients sent to the pharmacy have been served timely by the dispending Nurse.
• Acts as a point of contact on the ward in the absence of the charge nurse.
• Ensures that all admitted patient on the ward have nurse attending to them.
• Ensures that the ward is tidy and clean before the ward round and at all times.
• Ensure that clean hospital linen is available for caretaker.
• Ensure that all admitted patients have been oriented by the ward clerk and attending nurses.
• Ensure that all patients investigations have been done and results filed in the patients file by the attending nurse.

Spiritual Ministry
• Participates in the hospital’s Spiritual Ministry programs.

Occupational Health & Safety
• All staff are expected to work in such a way that does not cause injury to themselves, other staff members or customers.
• Following & complying with H&S policies, processes & applying them to their own work activities, including using/wearing Personal Protective Equipment as required.
• Participating in activities directed at preventing harm & promoting well-being in the workplace Identifying, reporting & self-managing hazards where appropriate.
• Early and accurate reporting of incidents at work and raising issues of concern when identified.

Other duties
• Other official related duties that may be assigned by Supervisor.

Essential Qualifications
• Completed Diploma in Nursing or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
• Possess a current practicing license from the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council
• Good knowledge of general scientific principles, practices, specialized techniques used in the practice of nursing
• High degree of integrity and professional values.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills