Peri-Operative Nurse at Iwosan Lagoon Hospitals

Lagoon Hospitals have pioneered advanced medical care in Nigeria. From being the first private hospital in the country to successfully perform open-heart surgery to becoming the first hospital in sub-Saharan Africa to earn accreditation from the Joint Commission International (JCI). We are continually improving to ensure you receive the best treatment possible. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Peri-Operative Nurse

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

Job Description

• This role is responsible for assisting clients and patients undergoing surgery restore and sustain their health and wellbeing.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain the theater for all surgical procedures
• Provides nursing care to patients undergoing surgery
• Instruct and supervise ward assistants in preparing, sterilizing and caring for theater equipment and supplies
• Documenting and maintaining concise and complete records and report
• Conduct preoperative and post-operative checks
• Clean and restore equipment and work areas, leaving them suitable for future use thus maintaining a clean and safe environment always
• Performing procedures such as monitoring of vital signs with necessarily follow up, administering medication, wound dressings, IV placement and providing other assistance as required
• Comply with the use of Standard Operating Procedures and policies and quality standards.
• Participate in your departmental quality improvement project

Key Result Areas/ Performance Goals:

• Ensuring proper marking of surgical sites
• Reduction in infection rate
• Incidence reporting and adequate documentation
• Triage
• Use of SOPS / adherence to quality standards.

Job Qualifications

• RN, RPON (Registered Peri-Operative Nursing Diploma)
• A minimum of 1 year post qualification experience is desirable
• Valid Peri-Operative Nurse practice license.

Core Competencies:

• Basic Life Support skills
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Skills
• I CARE
• Attention to details
• Good interpersonal and communication Skills
• Ability to handle stress and crisis situations.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.