Nursing Officer at Blue Advisory Full Time

Job Title: Nursing Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description / Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for physical examinations, observations, urinalysis, procedures, treatment and pre-employment screenings.
• Orchestrate various procedures such as wound dressing, incision and drainage, injection administration, vaccinations, ear piercing, ear syringing, pap smear collection, urine sample collection, high vaginal swab and suture removal.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of patients’ medical history, vital signs conducted procedures.
• Engage patients for obtaining data on their circumstances in relation to diets and lifestyle for Doctors’ information.
• Identify accurately potential health risks confronting the patient for Doctors’ information.
• Observe admitted patients while ensuring frequent checks of vital signs as required by standard nursing practice and administering medications to patients in line with Doctor’s prescription.
• Distribute as required, the clinic issued medical brochures and relevant medical information to ensure patients are well informed about topics such as childbirth, disease prevention and sexual health.
• Prepare examination rooms and sterilise medical instruments before and after use.
• Deliver patient files to the senior nursing officer, especially for patients to be taken under observation.
• Flexibly work in all units within the department and/or clinic such as immigration screening section, wellness clinic, specialist clinics, travel clinic, general practice, documentation and pharmacy.

Job Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) Certificate from a good university or nursing school
• At least 2 years of work experience as a nursing officer in a medical facility.
• Ability to check vital signs such as heart rate, pulse, blood pressure, visual acuity and weight/BMI
• Ability to set drip lines for patients
• Ability to sterilise medical instruments and equipment
• Ability to carry out procedures such as wound dressing, incision and drainage, injection administration, vaccinations, ear piercing and ear syringing, pap smear collection, urine sample collection, high vaginal swab and suture removal amongst others.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.