Job description

Nurse Instructor

Department

OR / Recovery

Entity

NursingDivision

Location

Nairobi,Kenya

Introduction

Aga Khan UniversityHospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that providestertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is one of the hospitals inEast Africa accredited by the Joint Commission International from USA. TheUniversity Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of EastAfrica and beyond for over 60 years.

Responsibilities

Clinical supervisory duties

Leads the team in development, implementation and monitoring of unitbased clinical policies and procedures

Takes lead in identification, definition and monitoring of unit basedclinical indicators Is responsible for continuing education/training for nursesin assigned unit

Assists the nurse manager and lead physician to initiate innovative andevidence based strategies to improve patient care

Participates in development of a culture of safe practice incollaboration with clinical teams, and actively participates inmultidisciplinary clinical rounds.

Participates in evaluation of care and outcomes through Mortality

and Morbidity discussions, clinical incidence trends and clinicalindicators

Participates in establishment of standards of care with unit staff, andmonitors delivery of care according toestablished standards.

Together with the Nurse Manager, conducts regular evaluation of nurses and designsindividual development plans based on identified learning/training needs

Is responsible for staff files and all learning material at unit level

In collaboration with the Manager nursing Practice, fosters developmentof nurses to maximum potential through providing educational/ trainingopportunities and exposure to appropriate learning forums.

Ensures monthly report oflearning activities and spot checks are submitted to the relevant persons ontime

Communicates effectively with the multidisciplinary team about allclinical matters such as infection control in assigned unit, spot checks anddocumentation.

Is a resource person for the care team for all clinical matters

Supervision of Nursing Staff

Makes daily rounds of all patients in the unit and assesses their healthstatus to identify care needs.

Reviews patient allocation todetermine correct patient assignment according to the nurse'scompetence

Assists the nurses at bedside in patient assessment to identifyindividual patient needs

Assists the nurse to plan and implement individual

interventions based identified patient needs

Guides nurses to evaluate effectiveness of care giventhrough re-assessments

Ensures patients receive appropriate teaching about their condition and treatments

Participates in discharge planning and ensures participation of patient'sfamily and significant others

Continuing Education

Ensures adequate orientation and settling of new nurses to assigned unit

The CPE works closely with nurses at bedside and conducts

regular skill checks to identify their training/learning needs, anddesigns individual training Programs

Designs a plan for continuing unit based learning and works with thenurse manager to ensure participation of all nurses

Uses clinical incidences as learning opportunities for nurses and withthem plans corrective and preventive actions

Maintains records of all learning activities for the unit and individualnurses participation

Designs methods to motivate nurses in assigned unit to pursue individualprofessional growth and development

Develops and maintains effectivenetworks both internal and external to improve nursing practice

Documentation

Participates in evaluation of nursing documents to ensure theirappropriateness in capturing patient information

Ensures nursing staff are familiar with the documentation policy andtrains nurses on the use of all nursing forms/ charts

Ensures compliance to documentation policy through spot­ checks on nursing forms such Initial assessment, Vital signs chart, Patient Education Record, and fluid chart, treatment sheet and progress notes chart

Nursing Research & QualityInitiatives

Takes lead in unit based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects, Clinical Care Program Certification (CCPC) and ensures participation by nurses.

Guides nursing staff in initiation of and participation in unit-based aswell as hospital wide nursing research pro jects.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years continuous nursing experience in A&E unit in an acutecare hospital.

Registered Nurse with current licensure with the Nursing Council of Kenya

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSc,N)

Certification in ACLS

Proficient in Basic computer skills

Demonstrates expert knowledge and skills in chosen area of work.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to teach and cascade information at all levels