Job Title : Nursing Officer (Nursing)
Salary Scale : U5
Reports To : Senior Nursing Officer
Responsible For : Enrolled Nurses
Job Purpose
To provide quality nursing services and public health care interventions to patients and the community.
Key Outputs
i. Patients received, admissions, discharges and deaths registered;
ii. Treatment to patients provided;
iii. A clean and healthy environment for patients maintained;
iv. Sterile procedures prepared and carried out;
v. Medical wastes safely disposed off;
vi. Bedside nursing procedures carried out;
vii. Doctors/Clinical Officers Ward rounds carried out;
viii.Patients prepared for meals and sensitized on the recommended diet;
ix. Knowledge and skills imparted;
x. Daily Ward reports compiled and submitted; and
xi. Allocated resources managed and accounted for.
Key Functions
i. Receiving patients, registering admissions, discharging and deaths;
ii. Providing treatment to patients;
iii. Maintaining a clean and health environment for patients;
iv. Preparing and carrying out sterile procedures and disposal of medical wastes;
v. Participating in bedside nursing procedures as a member of the caring team;

Guidance and counseling;
Concern for quality and standards;
Ethics and integrity; and
Time management.

Must be trained at a registered level from a recognized Nursing Training Institution.
Must be registered and licensed with the Nurses and Midwives Council.