The Nursing Officer role entails delivering safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care within both out-patient (ambulatory, appointment-based clinic care) and in-patient (24-hour ward-based care) streams, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
Responsibilities
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for patients within the stream.
Administer medications and treatments accurately within scope of practice.
Maintain accurate, complete and timely nursing records and apply infection-prevention and clinical-governance standards.
Maintain valid NMCN registration/licence and MCPDP compliance, and comply with internal policies.
Work effectively within the multidisciplinary team and support managed-care processes.
Triage patients, take vital signs and prepare patients and rooms ahead of consultations (Out-Patient).
Run injection, dressing and minor-procedure clinics and deliver point-of-care health education (Out-Patient).
Coordinate same-day referrals and ensure patients are safely discharged from the clinic (Out-Patient).
Deliver bedside nursing care across the shift, including medication rounds, IV therapy and fluid-balance charting (In-Patient).
Lead admission and discharge processes and participate in ISBAR shift handover (In-Patient).
Apply pressure-area care and falls-prevention measures for admitted patients (In-Patient).
Requirements
Registered Nurse (RN) qualification from an accredited School/College of Nursing, or a Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc/BSc Nursing) from a recognised university.
Completion of required orientation/internship and NYSC or a valid exemption where applicable.
Minimum of 1 year of post-registration (NMCN) nursing experience. Newly registered nurses may be considered.
Required skills:
Knowledge of nursing practice relevant to both out-patient and in-patient nursing.
Competence in nursing assessment, care planning and safe medication administration.
Understanding of patient safety, infection prevention and clinical governance.
Accurate nursing record-keeping and competent use of clinical systems.
Effective communication with patients, families and colleagues.
Nice to have:
Additional registrable nursing qualification (e.g. midwifery or a relevant specialty).
Experience in a multi-specialty hospital, corporate hospital network, HMO-facing health system, public-sector hospital or large institutional healthcare environment.