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Clinical Nurse, Endoscopy
Responsibilities:
- Conduct head to toe assessment before procedure to identify care needs and plan effective nursing interventions to meet those needs
- Ascertain patient readiness for procedure using a checklist i.e. confirms consent, IV access, and Vital signs.
- Confirm equipment are clean and in working order before start of the procedure
- Assist the physician during the procedure either as a scrub or circulating nurse
- Administer IV medication and fluids as prescribed
- Monitor patients during procedure, ensuring patient safety, stability and dignity is maintained throughout the procedure
- Provide post procedure care and assesses patient’s readiness for discharge from the unit
- Maintain accurate record of patient’s condition, procedures and medications.
- Ensure discharge instructions from Endoscopy Unit are clear and documented, and hands over the patients to the floors or their families
- Provide safe environment for patients through adherence to infection control practices, timely safety checks on oxygen source, suction and other equipment used in the unit
- Take accountability for efficient use of consumables and practices judicious stock control at all times i.e. accurate and timely billing of used CSSD items and unit drugs
- Responsible for safe use of equipment through cleaning, storage, per shift checks of the inventory and timely reporting of non-functional equipment to the unit supervisor
- Participate in unit based continuing education and monitoring of identified unit based quality indicators
- Participate in unit based nursing education, quality improvement (QI) projects, clinical care program certification (CCPC), audits, spot checks and skill checks
Requirements:
- RN from a recognized school of nursing or University
- Current licensure with the Nursing Council of Kenya
- Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Demonstrate evidence based knowledge of current practices in Medical-Surgical/ Theatre nursing.