Psychiatric Nurse at Centre for Psychological Medicine

A fast growing Center for Psychological Medicine based within the Abuja metropolis; that specializes in the provision of psychological and counseling services, inpatient facilities/treatment, day hospital, Drug rehabilitation and community care is currently in the process of opening a 50 bedded unit in the outskirts of Abuja.

Currently, we retain the services of a robust mixture of local and internationally trained staff that provide excellent, client focused services and are in need of:

Job Title: Psychiatric Nurse

Location: Tafa, Kaduna Road - Niger State

Job Summary

• Seeking a Psychiatric Nurse resident in the above area for immediate employment

Responsibilities

• Clinical duties which include assessing mental health needs, developing care plans for patients and helping clients improve their coping abilities.
• Monitoring treatment regimens by ensuring the correct administration of medication, including injections, and monitoring the results of treatment.
• Complete Nursing Assessments for all new clients: The nursing assessment needs to be done within 24-48 hours of admission.
• Must be willing to work on Shift basis and show flexibility when required.

Qualifications and Requirements
Applicant must posses the following:

• Registered Nursing (RN) Certificate
• Registered Nursing certificate
• (RPN) & be licensed to practice in Nigeria
• Knowledge skills and ability to recognize potentially dangerous situations to self in the clinic, office, home and community setting and take appropriate action
• Ability to form and sustain effective relationships with clients, and community health and social service providers
• Ability to be flexible, manage time, resources, and client caseload
• Demonstrate respect and appreciation for diversity (culturally relevant, anti-bias, and multicultural)
• Demonstrate a willingness/ability to work with the interdisciplinary team to provide optimum care.

Application Closing Date
21st October, 2014

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications to: [email protected] 

Note: the subject of the email should be Psychiatric Nurse - Tafa failure to abide by this would lead to automatic disqualification.