The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

Senior Nursing Officer
Job Type  Full Time
Qualification  BA/BSc/HND
Experience  5 years
Location  Oyo
Job Field  Medical / Healthcare
Deadline: 8 April, 2019

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-009
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Type: National (3-year renewable contract)

Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

Run shift duties as will be determined by roster and may be called upon during off days when the need arises.
Carry out health education in all areas of nursing practice.
Undertake clinical consultation when the need arises.
Prepare drugs bills outside working hours
Evaluate accurate vital signs
Dress wound on routine and emergency basis
Carryout eye lavage, ear syringing and administration of parenteral medications
Set up intravenous infusion as the need arises
Administer all immunizations
Assess visual acquity using snellen’s chart
Accompany very ill patient to outside hospitals
Incision and drainage of abscesses
Suture some lacerated wounds
Enter patient’s attendance into the computer daily
Update yellow cards to those who are travelling outside the country
Wash, autoclave and store instruments used in nursing care
Replenish the clinic emergency box and resuscitation trolley as need arises
Any other duties as may be assigned or necessitated by the absence of any other member of the health team.
Qualifications
BSc in Nursing and Registered Midwife Certificate with any two (2) of the following:

Diploma in Public Health Nursing
Family Planning Certificate
Accident & Emergency Nursing Diploma
Post Basic Nursing Certificate in Theatre techniques
Post Basic Nursing Certificate in Pediatric Nursing
Nursing Practitioners’ Certificate.
Minimum of 5 years relevant working experiences in at least three of the following areas:

Accident and emergency unit
Outpatient department and medical wards
Family Planning Unit/Family Health Unit
Maternal & Child Health Unit
Competencies
The ideal candidate must:

Be able to follow instructions and work independently where necessary;
Possess good organizational skills and demonstrate ability to work under pressure
Be able to carry out basic laboratory procedures such as rapid malaria test, urinalysis and blood sugar using a glucometer.
Remuneration
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

Method of Application
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