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Registered Nurse
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assess patient needs to diagnose, plan, and implement appropriate nursing care for children per established protocols.
- Provide treatment to patients as instructed by the physician including performing procedures, tracking vital signs, administering medicines, and carrying out regular checks on the patient’s well-being.
- Monitor treatment plans, evaluate and advise/ make appropriate recommendations to the Medical Officer or relevant officer as required.
- Undertake daily reviews of patients to establish eligibility for inclusion in studies and make relevant recommendations.
- Ensure all study patients are aware of their rights and have signed consent forms.
- Collect and document data as defined in the study protocols.
- Support clinical care and research activities at the paediatric unit (malnutrition bay)
- Perform study-related procedures including administering investigational products as per protocols.
- Continuously advise and inform patient’s parents/ guardians on their children’s illness, study participation, progress, and treatment.
- To maintain relevant medical records on patients, treatment, etc. as may be required.
- To generate and draft nursing reports as may be required from time to time.
- Support study protocols.
- And any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A diploma in Nursing or equivalent
- Kenya Registered Nurse (KRCHN)
- At least 3 years of nursing experience
DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
- Knowledge/ experience in patient care and in undertaking medical procedures.
- Computer literate with proficiency and experience in using email applications and Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel
COMPETENCIES:
- Excellent diagnostic skills
- Attentive to detail with strong follow-through ability
- Proactive and confident with strong ethics
- Able and willing to take and follow instruction and to learn.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
- Team worker, able to work in a multi-cultural environment, punctual and high integrity.
- Well groomed; neat and clean appearance
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) on jobs.kemri-wellcome.org to apply