Responsibilities or duties

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY

Reporting to the Manager – Paediatrics Services, the successful candidate will provide specialized nursing care to newborns requiring intensive monitoring, including premature infants, low birth weight babies, and those with congenital or medical complications.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide holistic, evidence-based nursing care to neonates in the NICU.
• Monitor vital signs, administer medications, initiate and manage feeds (including NG/OG/IV feeds), and maintain accurate records.
• Assist in neonatal resuscitation and participate in emergency interventions.
• Provide Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) support and empower mothers on newborn care.
• Maintain infection prevention and control practices according to hospital policy.
• Collaborate with paediatricians, neonatologists, midwives, and multidisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes.
• Support family-centred care, counselling mothers/guardians on breastfeeding, routine care, and discharge planning.
• Participate in continuous professional development, quality improvement initiatives, and audits.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

REQUIREMENTS

• Diploma in KRCHN/KRN or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) from a recognized institution.
• Higher Diploma in Neonatal Nursing/NICU
• Valid Nursing practice license
• Must be BLS certified.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, administrative & customer care skills

• Provide holistic, evidence-based nursing care to neonates in the NICU.
• Monitor vital signs, administer medications, initiate and manage feeds (including NG/OG/IV feeds), and maintain accurate records.
• Assist in neonatal resuscitation and participate in emergency interventions.
• Provide Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) support and empower mothers on newborn care.
• Maintain infection prevention and control practices according to hospital policy.
• Collaborate with paediatricians, neonatologists, midwives, and multidisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes.
• Support family-centred care, counselling mothers/guardians on breastfeeding, routine care, and discharge planning.
• Participate in continuous professional development, quality improvement initiatives, and audits.

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, administrative & customer care skills

• Diploma in KRCHN/KRN or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) from a recognized institution.
• Higher Diploma in Neonatal Nursing/NICU
• Valid Nursing practice license
• Must be BLS certified.