Job Summary

The incumbent will be responsible for direct and indirect nursing care and treatment of patients/clients. The job is performed under the direct supervision of the Nursing Supervisor or designated Charge Nurse. The incumbent is expected to work as a team member in providing and promoting excellence in nursing care and standards. 

Academic Qualifications and Experience

• BSc. in General Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing
• Current registration with the Nursing Council of Jamaica as a Registered Nurse.
• Graduate with beginning professional skills up to a maximum of five (5) years moving from novice to expert staff nurse.
• Fundamentals of Nursing: Life, Behavioral, Natural and Medical science, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Introduction to Research Methodology, Nutrition, Diagnostic test and treatment, Elements of Management, Nursing Health and Related Legislation.

Skills and Competencies

• Positive work attitude, sound ethical conduct, good human relations, basic nursing philosophy, calm, controlled and purposeful manner, positive work ethics, punctual, reliable.
• Clinical, communication, interpersonal, leadership, diagnostic/problem solving skills.
• Foundations of nursing, good decision making and determine causes of action on patients’/clients’ problems.
• Ability to differentiate and discriminate/determine the patients’ need for medical intervention
• Fundamentals of analysis and interpretation of diagnostic report and data
• Supervises other nurses and other members of the health team
• Knowledge of and ability to maintain the code of ethics of the nursing profession

Clinical

• Demonstrate awareness of patients’ condition at all times.
• Develops, implements , evaluates a nursing care plan for the individual patent/client using all the relevant data
• Demonstrates ability  to prioritize in any situation
• Observes and records vital signs and symptoms, adjusts and modifies care plan according to observation made of the patients’ physical and mental status.
• Interprets and administers prescription, treatment and monitors the patients’ reaction to ensure the best possible outcomes.
• Anticipates potential and predictable problems and institutes early intervention to prevent or reduce occurrence e.g. disorientation, pain, physiological alterations, disturbance in acuity, rest and sleep patterns, elimination and nutrition.
• Acts promptly, appropriately and effectively in emergency situations.
• Performs nursing procedures that are appropriate to the needs, age and acuity level of the patient.
• Provides personal care, comfort, supportive and protective measures e.g. patients coping mechanisms in adjusting to illness and rehabilitation, mobilization and independence.
• Employs nursing measures to facilitate patients’/clients’ physical, emotional, psychosocial and spiritual wellbeing
• Monitors the nutritional care of patients with special attention to therapeutic diets.
• Documents nursing care and all other information promptly, clearly and completely and relates as necessary to relevant persons.
• Ensures proper collection, identification, storage and safe transportation of specimens to the laboratory with appropriate requisition forms.
• Performs simple diagnostic tests and interprets findings e.g. urinalysis, B-HCG urine tests
• Understands the proper functioning and utilization of equipment pertinent to duties being performed.
• Introduces and maintains habilitative, rehabilitative, and exceptional recreative measures to facilitate progress.
• Participates in implementing disaster preparedness program at unit level.
• Participates in quality assurance programs.
• Ensures environmental safety of patients’ care unit and sees that appropriate health and safety measures are in place.
• Implements discharge/care plan including referral to appropriate agency.
• Performs and maintains a therapeutic nurse/client relationship.
• Participates in In-Service Education programs and serves on committees as required.
• All other duties as assigned

Depending on the setting, may also

• Rotate through various clinical services, where qualified and competent

Other responsibilities

• Completes required orientation as directed by the facility
• Follows facility safety and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment
• Respects cultural and religious practices of patients and the Institution
• Upholds the rights of the patients and the Institution
• Is punctual and dependable for assignment/confirmed shifts

Application letter along with resume should be submitted as one document, to email address: amh_hr@amhosp.org and addressed to:

Human Resource Director

Andrews Memorial Hospital Ltd.

27 Hope Road, Kingston 10

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.