Clinical Practice Educator, Chemotherapy Unit Job AKUH

Clinical Practice Educator, Chemotherapy Unit Job

Responsibilities:

• Lead the team in development, implementation and monitoring of oncology unit based clinical policies and procedures
• Take lead in identification, definition and monitoring of unit based clinical indicators including chemotherapy administration specific indicators.
• Participate in development and evaluation of nursing documents related to oncology to ensure their appropriateness in capturing patient information.
• Assist the nurse manager and lead physician to initiate innovative and evidence-based strategies to improve patient care in all aspects of oncology nursing.
• Participate in the development of a culture of safe practice in collaboration with clinical teams and actively participate in multidisciplinary clinical rounds.
• Participate in evaluation of care and outcomes through Mortality and Morbidity discussions, clinical incidence trends and clinical indicators
• Participate in the establishment of oncology standards of care with unit staff and monitor delivery of care according to established standards.
• Together with the Nurse Manager, conduct regular evaluation of nurses and designs individual development plans based on identified learning/training needs
• Is responsible for staff files and all learning material at unit level
• In collaboration with the Manager NES, fosters the development of nurses to maximum potential through providing educational/training opportunities and exposure to appropriate learning forums.
• Make daily rounds of all patients receiving chemotherapy in the unit and in other medical surgical units, assessing their health status to identify care needs and guides appropriately.
• Review patient allocation to determine correct patient assignment according to the nurse’s competence and patient’s needs.
• Assist the nurses at bedside in patient assessment to identify individual patient needs for patients receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
• Assist nurses to plan and implement individual interventions for oncology patients based on identified patient needs
• Ensure Chemotherapy administration safety by ensuring that all nurses understand chemo safety measures.
• Responsible for continuing education/training, and orientation and settling of new nurses assigned in the unit
• Work closely with nurses at bedside and conducts regular skill checks to identify their training/learning needs, and designs individual training programs
• Designs a plan for continuing unit-based learning and works with the nurse manager to ensure participation of all nurses
• Takes lead in unit based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects, Clinical Care Program Certification (CCPC), and ensure participation by nurses.

Requirements:

• Registered nurse with a BSc-Nursing degree
• Bachelor’s Degree or diploma in Oncology nursing is preferred
• Current licensure with the Kenya Nursing Council
• Certification in BLSS
• Minimum 5 years continuous nursing experience in acute care hospital, preferably in oncology unit
• Possess teaching abilities, leadership qualities, professional judgment, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and a sense of professional development
• Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of current practices in nursing

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