Nurse at Care Best Initiative (CBI)

Care Best Initiative (CBI) is a fast-growing, woman-led, and youth-driven Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in 2019 and presently operational in states within North-East, Nigeria. Our objectives are to save lives, alleviate the suffering of children, women, and other vulnerable people; and maintain human dignity during and in the aftermath of man-made crises and natural disasters; as well as to prevent and strengthen preparedness for the occurrence of such situations; and to promote the right of children, women and vulnerable people in the society. Our actions are multi-sectorial inclined, gender-sensitive, and socially inclusive.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nurse

Location: Yobe
Employment Type: Contract

Job Profile

• The successful candidate must be a qualified and registered Nurse with skills to coordinate care for every patient.
• He/she will be responsible for managing the individualized patient care by promoting and restoring patients’ health through the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members.

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Assessing and planning nursing care requirements
• Providing pre- and post- operation care
• Monitoring and administering medication and intravenous infusions
• Routinely checking patient vital signs and recording accordingly
• Assist in medical or surgical procedures as needed.
• Perform wound care
• Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patient and family members
• Providing emotional support to patients and relatives.
• Writing reports.
• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs. The employee could be requested to perform other tasks as his/her line manager may judge necessary.

Qualifications / Experience

• Possess any of the following qualifications – RN qualifications.
• Must have a minimum of 1 year professional experience; especially with primary health care services
• Valid practicing license from Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria

Skills and Competencies Required:

• Excellent skills in Clinical Nursing services.
• Experience with primary healthcare services in the community setting, as well as community education, advocacy, and mobilization skills.
• Good relationship management/ interpersonal skills, as well as interpersonal communication skills 
• Ability to work as a team member and be able to function independently on the job whenever necessary.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality on patients’ medical records
• Ability to cope with stress and to organize and prioritize workload
• Can speak English and Hausa fluently with the ability to multitask and work with minimal supervision.
• Must be computer literate and proficient in using the Microsoft Office Suite at the minimum. Other computer skills will be of added advantage.

Application Closing Date
7th November, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter as a single PDF document to: recruitment.carebestinitiative@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Or
Click here to apply online

Note

• CBI is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity as such
• Women are strongly encouraged to apply
• Please note that only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.