Registered General Nurse (Kingston, Jamaica) - Bellevue Hospital

 Applications are invited from qualified persons for the above mentioned position.

Job Purpose:

The Registered General Nurse is responsible for direct and indirect nursing care and treatment of patients/clients in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary care facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical

• Develops, implements, evaluates a nursing care plan for the individual patient/client using all relevant data.
• Observes and records vital signs and symptoms, adjust and modify care plan according to observation made of the patient’s physical and mental state.
• Interpret and administer prescriptions, treatments and monitors the patient’s action to ensure the best possible outcome.
• Anticipate potential predictable problems and institute early intervention to prevent or reduce occurrence eg. Disorientation, pain, physiological altercations, disturbance in acuity, rest and sleep patterns, elimination, and nutrition.
• Acts promptly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Performs nursing procedures that are appropriate to the need, age and acuity level of the patient.
• Provide personal care, comfort, supportive and protective measures which enhance patients coping mechanism in adjusting to illness and rehabilitation, mobility and independence.
• Employs nursing measures to facilitate patient/client physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual well-being.
• Monitor the nutritional care of patients with special attention to therapeutic diets.
• Document information promptly, clearly and completely and relates as necessary to relevant persons
• Ensure proper collection, identification, storage and safe transportation of specimens to the laboratory with appropriate requisition form.
• Perform simple diagnostic tests and interprets findings eg. Urinalysis
• Understand the proper functioning and utilization of equipment pertinent to duties being performed.
• Introduce and maintain rehabilitative, occupational, and recreated measures to facilitate progress.
• Participates in implementing disaster preparedness programmes at unit level.
• Participates in quality assurance programmes of unit.
• Ensures environmental safety of patient 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 patient/client relationship.

Administration

• Supervises auxiliary and support staff where necessary. Assist in the cost effective usage of supplies and equipment.
• Assumes in charge responsibility when delegate especially afternoon and night duty.
• Assist in identification and requisition of equipment supplies, pharmaceutical agents including dangerous drugs.
• Participate in the preparation of ward reports.
• Assist immediate supervisor with general management of ward/facility and its immediate environs.
• Participates in performance evaluation of auxiliary and support staff; resolves personnel issues and or refers them to immediate supervisor.

Education

• Educates patients and families regarding his/her current health problems, self-care, and continuity of care through compliance with therapeutic regime, habitation and rehabilitation measures including occupational and recreational therapy.
• Teaches patients/clients and family health promotion, disease prevention and health maintenance.
• Participates in the clinical teaching and evaluate of nursing students and auxiliaries.
• Participate in In-service education.
• Attend professional education programmes.

Research

• Prepares and prevents case studies.
• Participates in evaluation and action research eg. Nursing audits.
• Contributes appropriate data through documentation.
• Participates in other research studies

General

• Responsible for own professional development through continuing education.
• Set goals for professional growth and upward mobility.
• Responsible and accountable for own practice.
• Recognizes professional responsibility as extending beyond the care facility into community and participates in community activities.

Required Qualification and Experience:

• Certificate/ Diploma/ Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing
• Registration with the Nursing Council of Jamaica
• Valid Nursing License
• New graduate with beginning professional skills to a maximum of five (5) years moving from novice to expert staff nurse.

Applications accompanied by resumes should be submitted no later than Wednesday, January 31, 2024 to:-

Human Resource Manager,
Human Resource Department,
Bellevue Hospital,
16 ½ Windward Road,
Kingston 2,

Or

Email: bvh.resumes@gmail.com


While we appreciate all submissions, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.