Overview
The Reddington Multi-specialist Hospital built on nine floors provides fully comprehensive tertiary hospital solutions in most medical areas. Our journey as a healthcare provider began in March 2006 with the establishment of the Cardiac Centre, in Victoria Island, in association with the renowned Cromwell Hospital in London.
Job Position: Perioperative Nurse (Theatre Nurse)
Job Location: Lagos
Job Responsibilities
- 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 anesthetic 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 Requirements
- Candidates should possess minimum of an RN / Post-basic Perioperative Nursing from any accredited school of Nursing or University.
- Basic Life Support certificate is a MUST
- ACLS certificate would be an added advantage
- Basic Life Support certificate is a MUST
- ACLS certificate would be an added advantage.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail
