Reddington Hospital, a one-stop facility providing comprehensive solutions to healthcare needs. The facility was set up as a tertiary centre with multiple specialties, committed to deliver excellent service in the medical field, with all department supported by the latest technology and state-of-the-art medical equipment.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Perioperative Nurse
Location:Â Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- The post holder will ensure that the 3 key stages of the procedure are adequately managed, i.e (the pre, post and intra-operative phases such that the patient receives an appropriate level of care that meets quality standards of safety, accessibility, timeliness, customer centricity, effectiveness and efficiency.
Key Accountability Areas
- Ensuring a high standard of Care through monitoring e.g up to 95% of High risk inpatient cases to be receive safety checks before surgery ( pre op checks, blood test results and checks for informed consent)
- Applying quality techniques and tools to identify causes of inefficiencies and recurrent problems in the system and offering recommendations for remedial actions in line with CQI procedures
- Ensuring less than 2% losses in terms of theatre instruments and assets
- Seeing to it that all patients are identified properly during shift duties
- Enforcing the use of surgical marking before surgery as appropriate
- Ensuring at least a 90% compliance level with all hand washing and infection control processes
- Ensuring that 100% of incidents are investigated and documented within 24 hours
- Ensuring that all patients are adequately prepared and cleared by accounts before surgery
- Establishing a 100% compliant recovery room procedure for major surgery cases who have had inhalational anesthethic agents or conscious sedation
- Enforcing the timely replacement of emergency drugs on the crash cart
- 100% participation on the Theatre users committee as required
- Ensuring that the appropriate pre-operative checks have been carried out before surgery.
- Ensuring that the correct instruments are available for use
- Contributing to the success of quality improvement projects
- Overseeing infection control activities within the theatre suite as appropriate.
- Establish a specimen error free transfer system to the lab after surgeries
- Maintain patient confidentiality and respect patient rights
- Writing reports and updating records before completing a shift.
Job Specification
- A minimum of RN / Post Basic Perioperative Nursing from any accredited school of nursing or university.
- 2-5 years post basic training experience as a Periopearative Nurse
- Basic Life Support certificate is a MUST
- ACLS certificate would be an added advantage
- Sufficient clinical knowledge.
Application Closing Date
21st August, 2023.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to:Â [email protected]Â using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
