Nurse Practitioner (HPC/RN 4) - Clarendon Health Services

Qualifications and Experience:

• Certificate/Degree Nursing from accredited School in Registered General Nursing
• Registered Midwife/Post Basic Psychiatric Nursing in the case of a male
• Master’s Degree – Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) 
• Updated registration with the Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse and a Registered Midwife 

Required Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:

• Professional nursing theory and practice 
• Strong leadership, motivational and administrative skills 
• Proactive work attitude, good ethical conduct and human relations skill. 
• Nursing, health and related legislation 
• Knowledge of Knowledge of Data Protection Act 
• Knowledge of Nutrition, Pharmacology & Therapeutics 
• Good clinical and diagnostic/problem-solving skills 
• Practical experience of programme planning and management techniques
• Proactive work attitude, and good ethical conduct 
• High-quality written, oral, and time management skills. 
• Good human/interpersonal relations skills 
• Sound analytical skills 
• Ability to recognize and evaluate health needs 
• Ability to inspire confidence and motivate staff 
• Ability to work effectively with related professional and with community agencies 

Key Responsibilities will include:

Clinical 

• Interviewing patients and/or other family members in order to obtain a health history. 
• Observing and analyzing signs and symptoms, complete a comprehensive physical examination including developmental assessments. 
• Evaluating findings clinically and record data systematically, concisely and accurately. 
• Formulating appropriate medical/nursing diagnoses.
• Performing and/ or requests selected diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s clinical problems and health care needs. 
• Prescribing drugs and other forms of treatment e.g. physical therapy or therapeutic procedures relevant to the patients’ problems. 
• Initiates and/or implements treatment and management of patients.
• Evaluating care given and modify treatment and management as indicated by patient’s health problems. 
• Discussing selected cases with District Medical Officer and/or other health professionals to ensure continuity of care and observance of standard practice.
• Recording systematical, concisely and accurately data gathered, assessment made, treatment and management instituted, evaluations, modifications and any other relevant information. 
• Managing emergencies as they arise such as haemorrhage, shock and unconsciousness. 
• Conducting curative and Specialist clinics eg. Sexually Transmitted Infections, Skin, Diabetic and Hypertensive in Primary and Secondary Care. 
• Consulting with physician when in doubt and in situations beyond the scope of his/her practice. 
• Acting as a consultant to nursing staff re special nursing care problems.
• Demonstrating advanced techniques in the management of selected chronic illnesses and psycho-social conditions. 
• Referring patients to specialized health resources for treatment when necessary.
• Conducting home visits and educate families about their illnesses and treatment.
• Supervising the care of chronically ill/ disabled family members. 
• Conducting screening clinics and satellite clinics where applicable. 

Educational: 

• Educating patients and their families about their: 
  • Illness 
  • Medications (compliance and side effects) 
  • Diet/nutrition 
  • Specific aspects of care 
  • Follow up care 
  • Disease prevention and control 
  • Counseling patient/ significant others in the maintenance of health
• Educating/teaching individual/groups about measures to promote and maintain health and prevent accident and illness. 
• Participating in formal and informal continuing educational programmes in order to increase level of knowledge and skills. 

Administration 

• Participating in budgetary preparation of the health care facility. 
• Participating in planning, organizing, coordinating and evaluate management of the health care facility. 
• Planning and coordinating programmes for programme areas of responsibility e.g. Rheumatic Fever, Curative, Diarrhoeal Disease and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 
• Supervising the clinical experiences of Nurse Practitioner Students.
• Orientating new graduate Nurse Practitioners. 
• Participates in planning and policy making. 
• Delegating health care functions to appropriate members of the health team.
• Submitting itinerary of work and monthly report to the Supervisory Nurse Practitioner. 

Research 

• Utilizing epidemiological approach to monitor health status within designated areas.
• Initiating and participating in research-related activities. 
• Utilizing research findings to improve the delivery of health care.
• Publishing research work done. 
• Identifying and executes research projects of a clinical or administrative nature to improve the delivery of patient care/nursing education/administration.
• Facilitating research work by graduate Nurse Practitioners to meet current health needs of the population. 

Public Relations 

• Cooperating and collaborating with members of health and allied agencies to provide quality health care to individuals, families and communities. 
• Explaining the role of the Nurse Practitioner to individuals/groups.
• Assisting in conflict resolution at the work place. 
• Assisting in the maintenance of ‘esprit de corp’ at the work place. 
• Advocating the delivery of health care in a consumer-friendly environment.
• Facilitating the involvement of graduate Nurse Practitioners in Non-Government Organizations for improved patient/family care. 

General 

• Is responsible and accountable for her own professional growth and development.
• Participating in activities of professional organization. 
• Presenting papers at seminars/conferences. 
• Working voluntary and non-governmental organizations for the benefit of the agency/institution and the community. 
• Ensuring that the required educational hours mandated for relicensing are met each year. 

NB. ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED