SCHEMES OF SERVICE FOR THE NURSING CADRE
SCHEMES OF SERVICE FOR THE NURSING CADRE
SCHEMES OF SERVICE FOR THE NURSING CADRE
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5.10 Assistant Nursing Officer<br />
Job Title:<br />
Assistant Nursing Officer<br />
Salary Scale: U 5<br />
Reports to :<br />
Senior Nursing Officer<br />
Directly Supervises: Enrolled Nurses/ Midwives/ Enrolled<br />
Comprehensive nurses<br />
Interacts with: Nursing Officer, Senior Public Health Nurse,<br />
Other Nursing Officers, Enrolled nurses<br />
Purpose of the Job<br />
To provide nursing services and public health interventions to<br />
patients/clients and the community<br />
Key Duties and Responsibilities<br />
(a)<br />
(b)<br />
(c)<br />
(d)<br />
(e)<br />
(f)<br />
(g)<br />
(h)<br />
(i)<br />
(j)<br />
To receive patients, register admissions, discharges and deaths.<br />
To providing quality nursing care to patients<br />
To implement infection control guidelines and procedures<br />
To carry bedside nursing procedures<br />
To participate in ward rounds to access the condition of patients<br />
To manage and account for allocated resources.<br />
To participate in research activities<br />
To impart knowledge and skills to students and staff.<br />
To appraise staff performance.<br />
To compile and submit daily ward reports.<br />
Key Result Areas<br />
(a)<br />
(b)<br />
(c)<br />
(d)<br />
(e)<br />
Good reception of patients<br />
No instances of irregularities in the utilisation of allocated<br />
resources<br />
Increased cure rates and high response rates due to quality<br />
nursing care provided to patients<br />
Reasonable reduction in infections due to implementation of<br />
infection control guidelines<br />
Correct execution of medical procedures by students<br />
Scheme of Service for the Nursing Cadre Page 50
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