Company Overview

In 1998, CURE International, in cooperation with the African Inland Church, opened the AIC-CURE International Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya. Along with being CURE’s first hospital, CURE Kenya was Africa’s first orthopedic pediatric teaching hospital for children with disabilities. The 30-bed hospital provides care for children suffering from a wide range of ...

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

Not specified

Location

Kiambu

Job Field

Medical / Healthcare

• Under the supervision of a registered nurse, provides hands-on care to patients admitted to the hospital.
• Maintains patient's stability by checking temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration rate, height and weight.
• Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ calls and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to nursing on duty.
• Prepare, serve meals, and feed patients if necessary.
• Bathe and dress patients.
• Make beds and perform light housekeeping duties in the patient's room.
• Take patients for scheduled walks.
• Transport patients to/from operating rooms or other locations as necessary.
• Provide skin care.
• Set up equipment.
• Ensure that supply closets are stocked and cleaned.
• Observe patients' physical, mental, and emotional conditions and report abnormal patterns to nursing staff.
• Observe and record fluid intake and output.
• Develop nurturing relationships with patients and their families.
• Empty bedpans and change dirty linens.
• Report violent behavior.
• Follow proper procedures for lifting and moving patients.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.