DESCRIPTION
- The Nurse will be responsible for triaging, assessing, diagnosing, treating & managing emergency room patients
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain current emergency medical knowledge and skills through independent studying and continue in education activities
- Exhibit professionalism in ED in regards to behavior, attire and reliability and discuss problems and reviews related to the patient’s medical records as part of quality assurance studies
- Take detailed history of patient, examine patient and review medical records
- Participate in medical staff and/ or hospital affairs with the support of the in charge and make recommendations on changes if required
- Facilitate transportation of critically ill patients
- Maintain knowledge of and be compliant with existing laws
- Carry out ward procedures such as fixing of branulas, N.G tubes, catheterization, ward reviews and resuscitation and carry out any other procedures required
- Handle patients in casualty and assess a polytrauma patient, comatose, neurological patient and cardiac emergencies
- Facilitate resuscitation of critically ill and injured patients
- Guide nurses and other medical staff in history taking and examination of medico-legal cases
- Train nurses and other medical staff on ACLS & ATLS
QUALIFICATIONS
- Higher Diploma in Trauma and Emergency Nursing
- BSN/Diploma in Nursing
- ATLS, ACLS & BLS
- 1 – 3 years of experience
Last Date to Apply: 2025-08-31