Provides nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
Performs nursing interventions such as taking vital signs, applying aseptic techniques including sterile dressing, ensuring infection control, monitoring nutritional intake and conducting specimen collection
Administers medication and observes and documents therapeutic effects
Monitors patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consults with appropriate members of healthcare team
Provides reproductive health/family planning Service to individuals and their families.
Conducts safe abortion of pregnancies upon request and/or occasioned by medical, economic, or social reasons;
Provide ANC, PNC ,Pre cervical cancer screening Services
Carries out emergency treatment of pregnant women to stop symptoms such as bleeding, vomiting and nausea;
Provides counseling on preventing unwanted pregnancies; correct use of pregnancy termination procedures;
Prepares all surgical instruments, sets and medical supplies required for operation in accordance with accepted standards,
- Ensures proper receipt, storage, safe keep, issuance and timely placement of orders of instruments and medical supplies f
Cleans and sterilizes the procedure room and instruments.
Takes blood pressure, temperature and pulse of pregnant women throughout their pregnancy as part of regular follow-up;
Carries out laboratory tests of patients as part of evaluation of health conditions of pregnant women with unusual diagnosis and reports to gynecologist
Provides counseling to those pregnant women having physiological or social difficulties;
Observes or monitors pregnant women’s status and documents patient care on charts;
Administers first aid in emergency situations;
Performs other procedures as directed by supervisor
Performs related tasks as reasonably required
Language Requirement:
Speaking local languages (Afan Oromo) and Familiarity with West Hararge Zone or similar socio-cultural and geographic contexts is desirable
