Senior Nursing Officer at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Nursing Officer

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Job type: Contract
Duration: 3 years renewable contract

Duties

• Checking of vital signs, e.g. Temperature, Pulse Respiration and blood pressure; etc).
• Perform wound dressing on routine and emergency basis.
• Facilitate health education to all categories of staff.
• Conduct eye lavage, ear syringing and giving of injections.                       
• Setting up of intravenous infusion as the need arises.
• Conduct immunization of mothers and babies.
• Conduct simple eye testing using snellen’s chart.
• Provide clinical consultations for simple clinical cases whenever the need arises (especially after normal hours).
• Carry out drainage of abscesses and suturing of some lacerated wounds.
• Register patients’ attendance every day.
• Assist in the management of very ill patients.
• Assist in updating of yellow cards to those who are travelling outside the country.
• Assist in the collection of vaccines from State regulatory authorities.
• Carry out washing, autoclaving and storage of instruments used in nursing care.
• Replenish the clinic emergency box and resuscitation trolley as need arises.
• Carry out costing and billing for drugs and other services.
• Perform any other duties as may be necessitated by the absence of any other member of the health team.
• Perform any other job-related duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications

• BSc in Nursing and Registered Midwife Certificate with any two (2) of the following:
  • Diploma in Public/Occupational Health Nursing.
  • Family Planning Certificate.
  • Accident & Emergency Nursing Diploma.
  • Post Basic Nursing Certificate in Theatre techniques.
  • Post Basic Nursing Certificate in Pediatric Nursing.
  • Diploma in Health Education.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant working experiences in at least three of the following areas:
  • Accident and emergency unit.
  • Outpatient department and medical wards.
  • Family Planning Unit/Family Health Unit.
  • Maternal & Child Health Unit.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Possess good organizational skills and demonstrate ability to work under pressure.
• Be able to carry out basic laboratory procedures such as rapid malaria test, urinalysis and blood sugar using a glucometer.
• Computer Literacy and is essential for this position.

Benefits

• We offer highly competitive salaries with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

Application Closing Date
13th November, 2024.