Clinical Practice Educator OR Recovery  Job AKUH

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Responsibilities

Clinical supervisory duties

• Leads the operating theatre team in development, implementation and monitoring of unit based clinical policies and procedures.
• Takes lead in identification, definition and monitoring of unit based clinical indicators.
• Is responsible for continuing education/training for nurses in operating theatre.
• Assist the nurse manager and lead physician to initiate innovative and evidence-based strategies to improve patient care.
• Participates in development of a culture of safe practice in collaboration with clinical teams and actively participates in multidisciplinary clinical rounds.
• Participates in evaluation of care and outcomes through Mortality and Morbidity discussions, clinical incidence trends and clinical indicators.
• Participates in establishment of standards of care with unit staff, and monitors delivery of care according to established standards.
• Together with the Nurse Manager, conducts 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 nursing Practice, fosters development of nurses to maximum potential through providing educational/training opportunities and exposure to appropriate learning forums.
• Ensures monthly report of learning activities and spot checks are submitted to the relevant people on time.
• Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team about all clinical matters such as infection control in assigned unit, spot checks and documentation. Is a resource person for the care team for all clinical matters.

Supervision of Nursing Staff

• Makes daily rounds of all patients in the unit and assesses their health status to identify care needs.
• Reviews patient allocation to determine correct patient assignment according to the nurse’s competence.
• Assist the nurses at bedside in patient assessment to identify individual patient needs.
• Assists the nurse to plan and implement individual interventions based on identified patient needs.
• Guides nurses to evaluate effectiveness of care given through re-assessments.
• Ensures patients receive appropriate teaching about their condition and treatments.
• Participates in discharge planning and ensures participation of patient’s family and significant others.
• Provide leadership of the multidisciplinary team and ward management in the absence of the nurse manager.

Continuing Education

• Ensures adequate orientation and settling of new nurses to assigned unit.
• The CPE works 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
• Uses clinical incidences as learning opportunities for nurses and with them plans corrective and preventive actions
• Maintains records of all learning activities for the unit and individual nurse’s participation
• Designs methods to motivate nurses in assigned unit to pursue individual professional growth and development
• Develops and maintains effective networks both internal and external to improve nursing practice

Documentation

• Participates in evaluation of nursing documents to ensure their appropriateness in capturing patient information
• Ensures nursing staff are familiar with the documentation policy and trains nurses on the use of all nursing forms/charts
• Ensures compliance to documentation policy through spot-checks on nursing forms such Initial assessment, Vital signs chart, Patient Education Record, and fluid chart, treatment sheet and progress notes chart.

Nursing Research & Quality Initiatives.

• Takes lead in unit based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects, Clinical Care Program Certification (CCPC) and ensures participation by nurses.
• Guides nursing staff in initiation of and participation in unit-based as well as hospital wide nursing research projects.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current licensure with the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSc,N)
• Certification in BLS
• Proficient in Basic computer skills.
• Minimum 5 years continuous nursing experience in Operating theatre unit in an acute care hospital.
• Experience in teaching
• Demonstrates expert knowledge and skills in chosen areas of work.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to teach and cascade information at all levels

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