Duties & Responsibilities
- Clinical Competence and Strong quality patient care orientation
- Demonstrate passion for children and their parents / carers
- BLS competent
- Supervise and orientate junior staff members and students
- High energy levels and tolerance for stress
- Focus on Quality patient care
- Good work management, planning and organizing skills
- Problem analysis/solving skills and accurate record keeping
- Adaptable and able to work effectively within a team
- Ability to render basic and advanced nursing care without supervision
- Detail orientated especially with regards to stock control
- Liaison between patients, doctors and personnel
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all levels
- Knowledge and insight into infection prevention principles
- Knowledge of scientific nursing process
- Safe administration of medication and knowledge of management of schedule medication
- Promote and maintain patient health and give health education to parents and patients
- Able to complete patient assessments, compiling and implantation of appropriate nursing care plans
- Assist the Pediatrician during ward rounds
- Adhere to hospital policies, protocols and best practices
- Ad hoc duties