EHA Clinics
Position: Community Health Nurse
Industry: Company Healthcare
Employment Type: Full-Time
Placement: Kano, Kano State
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Job Description
EHA Clinics is seeking candidates for a position in Community Health Nurse based in Kano, Kano State. If you are interested in this opportunity, please review the details below.
EHA Clinics is on a mission to deliver quality healthcare that is accessible, effective, and affordable. Leveraging technology and an exceptional team, we provide a superior experience, improved outcomes, and reduced pricing for our individual, family, and business members. Our comprehensive healthcare network offers seamlessly integrated services, including routine medical care, laboratory, pharmacy, optometry, dental, urgent care, and specialist care. We deliver our services 24/7 through our convenient locations, telehealth virtual visits, and home care.
Our REACH program is dedicated to closing healthcare gaps by bringing quality and affordable services directly to communities. As a Community Health Nurse, you will deliver superior community and home-based healthcare services, prioritizing prevention, promotion, and basic curative care within designated clusters. Additionally, you will provide prompt support for REACH clinic activities, ensuring comprehensive and timely care for all individuals in need.
Job Detail
Responsibilities
- Perform patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques.
- Analyze assessment data to derive nursing interventions and set priorities according to patient needs.
- Formulate a plan of care, implement it, and evaluate the outcome.
- Provide emotional support and measures to alleviate fear and anxiety.
- Assess patient and family readiness and identify learning needs.
- Participate in voluntary community health activities to promote, maintain, and restore health and prevent diseases.
- Provide basic life support when needed.
- Document all relevant data in the electronic medical record.
- Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects, and intervene appropriately.
- Travel to patients' homes to deliver care as required.
- Manage patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
- Attend to home care visits when scheduled on-call shifts.
- Perform clerical duties when needed.
- Ensure that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition.
- Manage pediatric patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
Job Requirements
Before applying, please take the time to thoroughly review and comprehend the job requirements outlined below. Ensuring that you meet all the specified criteria will significantly enhance your candidacy for the Community Health Nurse position at EHA Clinics:
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN) and Registered Midwife (RM) Certification.
- Active membership of Community-Based Organizations (CBO) and/or experience within the private health sector is highly desirable.
- Must come from the assigned community and communicate proficiently in the appropriate language of the assigned cluster.
- Hold and maintain a current nursing license to practice in Nigeria.
Education Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) Certification.
- Registered Midwife (RM) Certification.
Experience Requirements
- Experience within community health and home-based healthcare services.
- Experience in managing patients with infectious diseases.
- Active participation in Community-Based Organizations (CBO) or the private health sector.
Skills
- Computer literacy.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Caring, compassionate, dedicated, and professional demeanor.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Humane, empathetic, and supportive bedside manner.
- Strong leadership and teamwork skills.
- Problem-solving and initiative-taking abilities.
- Time management and organizational skills.
- Attention to detail.
Salary, Benefits and incentive
Provided below are the offerings in terms of salary, benefits, and incentives awaiting you in the role of Community Health Nurse at EHA Clinics:
Salary
NGN 100,000 - 150,000 per-Month.
Job Benefits
- Competitive compensation package.
- Opportunities for continuing education and professional development.
- Comprehensive health insurance.
- Access to a wide range of healthcare services.
- Supportive and collaborative work environment.
Incentive Compensation
- Performance-based bonuses.
- Incentives for voluntary community health activities.
Date posted: June 27, 2024
Posted on: Kano
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Apply NowEHA Clinics values its team members and strives to ensure they feel valued for their unique skills, expertise, and talents. We are committed to fair and competitive compensation, offering opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth. This position requires a compassionate individual dedicated to improving community health and delivering superior patient care.
