Avenue Hospital was founded in 1995 for the purpose of managing the outpatient department at the Hospital, and to extend medical services to corporate clientele through an innovative concept of Managed Healthcare.
We are seeking a highly qualified and dedicated NICU Nurse to join our team. The successful candidate will adhere to Avenue Healthcare’s defined policies, protocols, procedures, and standards to deliver exceptional patient care.
Key Responsibilities
- Equipment & Inventory Management: Ensure proper inventory of the available equipment on a daily basis and ensure that they are in good working condition. Report any malfunction to Bio-Medical Technician/Unit Manager.
- Financial Viability: Ensure the unit is financially viable and demonstrate growth through:
- Offering quality care to patients and ensuring good working relationships with our stakeholders.
- Managing costs within budget, timely and accurate billing of drugs and services. Ensure an invoice rejection rate of < 3% by ensuring that proper pre-authorizations and documentation have been done.
- Corporate Governance: Ensure that Avenue corporate governance policies are adhered to. Prevent, detect and report any fraud or criminal activity. Liaise with the Nurse in charge to fully implement internal audit recommendations.
- Policy Adherence: Read, understand and be conversant with all systems, policies and procedures as outlined in the Hospital Manual especially policies pertaining to provision of medical services (Admission & discharge procedures, nurses’ reports, ward equipment and supplies, emergency protocols, etc.).
- Incident Reporting: Record all sentinel incidents/events and report within 24 hours using the provided tools.
- Infection Control: Maintain and enforce infection control standards per the hospital manual and observe the infection control bundles (SSI, VAP, CAUTI and CLABSI) where applicable.
- Supervision: Supervise patient attendants as per their job description.
- Patient Care & Documentation:
- Actively participate in ward rounds and receive handover reports from the outgoing nurse on shift.
- Appraise the next of kin on patient’s goals of care.
- Ensure recording and safe keeping of patient’s valuables.
- Properly document patient notes and review, consulting with fellow clinicians and consultants when needed.
- Ensure all diagnostic requests (lab and radiology) have patient’s clinical information.
- Ensure patient safety following the 6 International Patient Safety Goals (IPSGs).
- Prioritize patient needs in a documented nursing care plan.
- Emergency Preparedness: Organize emergency trolley for easy use during resuscitation, ensuring drugs and supplies are well stocked, and damaged equipment is removed and reported promptly.
- Clinical Procedures: Perform all invasive nursing procedures under aseptic technique. Update doctors/consultants on patient's progress and critical values immediately.
- Drug Administration:
- Adhere to the 10 rights of drug administration.
- Submit all new drug orders to pharmacy promptly and STAT doses given within 30 minutes.
- Keep D.D.A. drugs safe and drug register properly maintained per unit requirements.
- Refund all unused drugs immediately.
- Ensure all verbal prescriptions are signed within 24 hours by the respective doctor.
- Client Satisfaction: Ensure client satisfaction (patient, consultants, and others) through optimal quality of care, effective communication, and timely feedback.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Diploma/ Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Higher Diploma in Neonatal / Pediatric Critical Care Nursing (NICU/PICU) is a must have
- A valid nursing council of Kenya license
- Up to date BLS, ACLS/ATLS certificate
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as a NICU/PICU Nurse
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as attention to detail, results-oriented and reliable
