Nursing Officer - Mosimi

Nursing Officer - Mosimi

Dragnet Solutions is a dynamic Information Technology company that specializes in the design, development and implementation of innovative people screening solutions. Since our incorporation in 2007, we have been at the forefront of creating and recreating objective recruitment and application management processes to meet international standards. As official...

Nursing Officer - Mosimi Job Type Full Time, Onsite Qualification BA/BSc/HND Experience 1 year Location Ogun Job Field Medical / Healthcare

About the role

The Nursing Officer role entails delivering safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care within both out-patient (ambulatory, appointment-based clinic care) and in-patient (24-hour ward-based care) streams, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for patients within the stream.
• Administer medications and treatments accurately within scope of practice.
• Maintain accurate, complete and timely nursing records and apply infection-prevention and clinical-governance standards.
• Maintain valid NMCN registration/licence and MCPDP compliance, and comply with internal policies.
• Work effectively within the multidisciplinary team and support managed-care processes.
• Triage patients, take vital signs and prepare patients and rooms ahead of consultations (Out-Patient).
• Run injection, dressing and minor-procedure clinics and deliver point-of-care health education (Out-Patient).
• Coordinate same-day referrals and ensure patients are safely discharged from the clinic (Out-Patient).
• Deliver bedside nursing care across the shift, including medication rounds, IV therapy and fluid-balance charting (In-Patient).
• Monitor vital signs and early-warning scores, escalating deteriorating patients promptly (In-Patient).
• Lead admission and discharge processes and participate in ISBAR shift handover (In-Patient).
• Apply pressure-area care and falls-prevention measures for admitted patients (In-Patient).

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) qualification from an accredited School/College of Nursing, or a Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc/BSc Nursing) from a recognised university.
• Completion of required orientation/internship and NYSC or a valid exemption where applicable.
• Minimum of 1 year of post-registration (NMCN) nursing experience. Newly registered nurses may be considered.

Required skills

• Knowledge of nursing practice relevant to both out-patient and in-patient nursing.
• Competence in nursing assessment, care planning and safe medication administration.
• Understanding of patient safety, infection prevention and clinical governance.
• Accurate nursing record-keeping and competent use of clinical systems.
• Effective communication with patients, families and colleagues.

Nice to have:

• Additional registrable nursing qualification (e.g. midwifery or a relevant specialty).

• Experience in a multi-specialty hospital, corporate hospital network, HMO-facing health system, public-sector hospital or large institutional healthcare environment.

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