Nurses at Asterisk Solutions

On Monday, December 28th, 2015
We invite applications from suitably qualified Nurses to provide services to  clinics located in Garissa, Kitale, Kakamega & Kapenguria.

4 Positions

Promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team members.

Registered Nurse Job Duties:
  • Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
  • Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
  • Promotes patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
  • Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
  • Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
  • Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
  • Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
  • Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
  • Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
  • Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
  • Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
  • Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
  • Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Registered Nurse Skills and Qualifications:
  • Diploma in Nursing or its equivalent
  • Nursing & Clinical Skills,
  • Infection Control,
  • Physiological Knowledge,
  • Administering Medication,
  • Medical Teamwork,
  • Multi-tasking,
  • Listening skills,
  • Good Communication skills,
  • Health Promotion and Maintenance
Starting salary: Kshs 27,000 (Gross)

Interested candidates who adequately possess the stated qualifications and skills should apply by sending their updated CV to hr@asteriskkenya.com. 

The email subject should be NURSE-(QUOTE AREA PREFERED). 
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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