EHA Clinics is a world-class primary health care service provider located in Nigeria. We aim to bridge the gap between patients and primary healthcare services in any setting: the clinic, the home or through innovative online and mobile solutions.
All of our clinics are equipped with the latest healthcare technologies, and the most dedicated team of healthcare professionals, providing a unique range of patient-centric services.Mission Objective
The REACH program is dedicated to closing healthcare gaps by bringing quality and affordable services directly to communities.
The community health nurses deliver superior community and home-based healthcare services, prioritizing prevention, promotion, and basic curative care within designated clusters. We also stand ready to provide prompt support for REACH clinic activities, ensuring comprehensive and timely care for all individuals in need.
Duties And Responsibilities
PURPOSE
Perform patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques. Analyze the assessment data, derive nursing interventions, set priorities according to patient needs, formulate a plan of care, implement 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 according Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects, and intervene appropriately.
ENGAGEMENT
Recognize subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.
Assess patient and family readiness and identify learning needs.
DELIVERY
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. Attends to Home care visits when scheduled on-call shift.
Perform clerical duties when needed. Ensure that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition. Manage pediatric patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
Targeted Specialized Knowledge
A minimum of Nursing certificate
Active membership of Community Based Organizations (CBO) and/or work within the private health sector is highly desirable.
Must come from the assigned community and must be able to communicate proficiently in appropriate language of the assigned cluster.
Hold and maintain a current nursing license to practice in Nigeria.
Key Areas of Note
Keep up to date with relevant medical research, technology, and evidence-based medical practice by attending continuing education courses and professional meetings, reading journals, etc.
Research unusual symptoms and treatment options, through consultation with physicians and other medical specialists.
Key Skills and Attributes
Hold Computer literacy
Excellent Communication and Customer Service
Caring, Compassionate, Dedicated and Professional
Working Under Pressure
Humane, Empathetic and Supportive Bedside Manner
Leadership and Teamwork
Problem solving and Initiative
Time Management and Organization
Attention to Detail
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