Peri-operative Nurse at Olive Multi-Specialist Hospital

Posted on Thu 18th Oct, 2018 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)

Olive Multi-Specialist Hospital - World class Healthcare; Olive has assembled some of the best ranges of specialised medical care services for everyone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Peri-operative Nurse

Location: Lagos

Job Description

Perform the task of scrub nurse, circulating nurse and sterilization unit nurse as required
Identify patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
Supervise the monthly deep cleaning and disinfection of the theatre and ensure that all culture swab checks are carried out every month
Oversee the cleaning of the theatre every day
Manage the stock of drapes, scrubs, surgeons gowns, patient gowns and shoe wear on a daily basis to avoid stock outs of clean linen
Answer calls and requests for theatre booking
Establish a compassionate environment for incoming patients, by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
Promote patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
Resolve patient pre- and immediate post- surgical problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
Ensure full compliance with quality standards for the theatre including the correct identification of incoming patients and recovery room patients using the bar coded ID bracelets
Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Prepare theatre lists on a daily basis and submit to your supervisor for approval.
Participate in the theatre booking process and ensure that patients are cleared by billing/accounts and HMOS/health insurance representatives
Check to see that all blood units are verified and available in theatre before any major case
Utilize the WHO surgical checklist before surgical procedures and artificial implants used.
Maintain the crash cart and a comprehensive inventory of theatre instruments and linen
Maintain an accurate record of all surgeries and histo-pathology samples
Report theatre statistics to your supervisor every week
Ensure that recovery room patients are always signed off by the anesthetist and recovery room nurse
Ensure that nurses handing over inpatients have completed the pre-operative check list
Ensure that surgical marking has been done prior to surgery for all one sided surgeries
Work in the instrument washing and autoclave units as needed
Store, record and label all packs by sterilization dates and keep the issue out records
Maintain an accurate record of the theatre room temperature on a daily basis
Check that sterility checks are always carried out after each autoclave load
Maintain continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
Attend theatre unit and quality improvement meetings
Report all incidents and near misses as required
Maintain patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
Ensure full functionality of theatre equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Registered Theatre Nurse Skills and Qualifications

Clinical Skills, Bedside Manner, Infection Control, sterilization, theatre scrub nurse skills, Physiological Knowledge, Administering Medication, Medical Teamwork, Multi-tasking, Listening, Verbal Communication, Health Promotion and Maintenance.
Minimum of three years working experience is encourage to apply.

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and CV's to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

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