NURSING OFFICER, JG CPSB 09 (K)

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Providing holistic care by carrying out risk identification and assessment of an individual throughout the lifespan; 

2. Performing a comprehensive physical examination within various settings;

3. Assessing, formulating, planning and implementing evidence-based nursing care for client/patient; 

4. Creating and maintaining a safe nursing care environment for client/patient;

5. Carrying out clinical audits to improve client/patient care; 

6. Collaborating and maintaining effective working relationships among interdisciplinary teams to support client/patient and their families;

7. Documenting interventions and nursing outcomes; 

8. Conducting a community health risk assessment and providing outcome-based interventions; and participating in quality improvement and quality assurance procedures.

9. Referring patients and clients appropriately; 

10. Facilitating patients' admission and initiating discharge plans;

11. Maintaining records on patients/clients personal and health condition/care;

12. Following up convalescing patients referred from higher facilities for continuity of care;

13.  Conducting assessment of school health needs, plan, implement interventions, and preparing periodic reports; 

14. Conducting occupational health needs assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating, making recommendations and preparing periodic reports; 

15. Conducting community diagnosis and providing feedback; and

16. Conducting desk review, collecting data and implementing recommendations of the findings for improvement of nursing care.

17. Any other duty that might be assigned to him/her time to time

Requirements for Appointment

1. Be a Kenyan citizen

2. Bachelor’s Degree in either Nursing or Midwifery from a recognized institution;

3. Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya;

4. Valid practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya; and

5. Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.