Registered Nurse at Caring Habitat

About the Organization

Caring Habitat is a 40-room, purpose-built inpatient skilled nursing and rehabilitation hospital designed to complement the health outcomes of patients through the delivery of robust rehabilitation programs.

Position Overview

We seek a compassionate and detail-oriented Registered Nurse who will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Assessment and Care

• Effectively use admission and discharge protocols on the EMR
• Monitor patients' conditions and assess their needs to provide optimal care and advice
• Observe and interpret symptoms and communicate findings to the physician
• Create individual care plans for patients in collaboration with other team members (medical officers, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, speech therapist, dietitian, etc.)
• Accompany in-patients on follow-up appointments

Clinical Procedures

• Perform routine baseline vital signs checks (Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, Blood Pressure, SpO2, Fasting Blood Sugar) at shift start and end
• Provide wound care
• Administer medications as prescribed by physician (oral, intravenous, intramuscular, suppository, etc.)
• Provide meal support and assist with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) and assisted feeding for patients with dysphagia
• Provide tracheostomy care
• Perform resuscitation procedures, including suctioning, oxygen administration, and nebulization as prescribed
• Perform cannulation and phlebotomy; monitor intravenous fluids and support medical officers in collecting blood and other specimens
• Monitor intake and output charts
• Participate in routine nurse ward rounds with Medical Officers and/or Clinical Director
• Conduct bedside handover when taking over patient care
• Complete detailed report writing

Safety and Hygiene

• Maintain excellent safety and hygiene standards

Location

Abraham Adesanya, Lagos, Nigeria