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Job Title:     Volunteer Nurse (2 Positions)

Organization:
Hebron Medical Clinic (SMC) Limited

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Salary: 5,040,000
– 6,000,000/= P.A

Reference Code:
HMC/ERN/AUG/2019

About US:

Hebron Medical
Clinic (SMC) Ltd trading as Mwebaza Medical Clinic is a Private Health Centre
operating in Greater Kampala, Kawempe Metro Registration No.: 80020001132813
providing Christian centred Preventive, Promotive, Curative &
Rehabilitative Healthcare, a modern Laboratory and diagnostics Center, Maternal
Healthcare among a wide range of other Health care services.   The entity is registered under Allied
Health, Uganda and regulated by the Ministry of Health Uganda and is a member
of the Uganda Private Midwives Association (UPMA). Hebron Medical Clinic (SMC)
Ltd is a dynamic & the fastest growing Comprehensive Healthcare Services
Provider in Uganda based in Kawempe Metro, Kampala (U).

About the Project:

The Hebron Health
Growth & Development Project;

Hebron Health Growth
&Development Program is a Public Benefit Health Initiative with the aim of
Improving the Health of the individuals and organizations in the Greater
Kawempe Metropolitan Area by making Health Insurance as well as overall Health
services and products more affordable and accessible and to empower the people
in the above targeted Health Communities to overcome poverty through Health
Development Interventions.

Job Summary:

The Nurse will be
responsible for The Hebron Health Development Program (HHDP) Phase 1 as well as
monitoring, reporting symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions until
discharged or referred, following up of patients, ensuring Patient Retention,
manning the Program’s Call Centre, entering of new attendees in the e-health
platform/register, and carrying out other general Nurse duties in an efficient
& professional manner within the scope of practice & consistent with
Clinical Nursing Guidelines, handle Health/Medical equipment, monitor First Aid
box on a regular basis. He/she will assess healthcare needs, then implement
& manage healthcare Programs to improve health, maintain OSHA records &
workers’ Medical files.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·       Receiving, registering, admitting and
discharging patients.

·       Providing Nursing care to patients

·       Carrying out observations, keeping proper
records and ensuring their safe custody.

·       Participating in Doctor/Clinical Officers
ward rounds.

·       Participating in bedside nursing procedures
as a member of the caring team

·       Preparing patients for meals and
participating in serving them

·       Keeping patients comfortable and ensuring a
health environment

·       Managing and accounting for allocated
resources

·       Carrying out health education to patients and
their attendants

·       Participating in research activities

·       Adhering to Professional Code of Conduct and
Ethics

·       Compiling and submitting daily ward

·       Make arrangements for provision of wards with
adequate supplies and drugs.

·       Account for supplies and drugs,

·       Conduct primary health care and health
education.

·       Enforce strict adherence to code of conduct
and ethics.

·       And any other work as may be required by the
Medical Clinical Officer from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       The ideal applicant must have  O’ level Certificate of Education – all
applicants

·       A’ level Certificate of Education for Registered/Diploma
– nurse applicants

·       Identification Document e.g. a National ID
Card, Refugee ID Card or its equivalent

·       A copy of a Professional ID if any

·       He or she should preferably hold a  a Diploma in Nursing/Registered Nursing
course or higher qualification from a recognized institution

·       A HHDP Volunteers’ Application Form

·       Certificate of Registration from the Nurses
and Midwives Council of Uganda or an equivalent qualification

·        At
least two months of internship experience in the relevant field and have a
proper network of the medical practitioners needed to refer to in case of need
is an added advantage

·       Fluency in both English and Luganda will be
an added advantage

·       Be a mature person with high level of
integrity

·       Doing of Cannulations especially to children,
very fat patients & clients of the Health Facility

·       Withdrawing of blood samples from patients or
clients of the Health Facility

·       Catheterization (Male and Female) of patients
or clients

·       Suturing

·       Enema

·       Incision and Drainage

·       Wound Dressing (minor, medium & large
wounds)

·       Costing for the patients & clients of the
Health Facility

·       Dispensing of Medicine

·       Ability to do weekly & monthly returns
and any other medical returns as well as those of an administrative nature

·       Fluency in using basic Computer applications
i.e. Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Power
Point in the medical perspective

·       Ability to use Clinical Master and any other
Medical software.

·       The applicant should have a Diploma in
Clinical or General Nursing or higher award.

·        He or
she should be registered with the Uganda Nurses’ & Midwives’ Council with a
valid Practicing License.

·        Fresh graduates
are encouraged to apply though those with some months of experience or higher
may have an added advantage.

·        A
Completed Volunteer Application Form of The Hebron Health Development Project
(HHDP), indicating the new things one is bringing to the organization plus
expected annual salary.

·        Be a
mature person with high level of integrity

·        Be
trustworthy

·        Be highly
self-motivated

·        Should
possess good Leadership skills

·       Good command of both English and Luganda

·        Be
able to use Electronic Health Records (EHR) or Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
software.

NB: Hebron
Medical Clinic (SMC) Ltd trading as Mwebaza Medical Clinic is an equal opportunity
employer.

Terms and
conditions: All the above are Nurse jobs for both male and female applicants.
Other terms and conditions for these posts are within the HMC salary scales and
will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Successful applicants
will serve a 6 months’ probation.

How to apply:

All candidates  should send a filled Volunteer Application Form,
Download Here
and then attach all other documents indicated above in 1 scanned pdf
and then send them to hebronhc360@gmail.com

Deadline: Tuesday 21st January
2020 by 4:00 pm

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