Job Summary
To administer general and regional anesthesia to patients undergoing surgery and maintenance of nursing standards.
Minimum requirements
- Diploma in General Nursing and Diploma in Nurse Anesthetics
- 3 years post-qualification experience in a hospital environment
- Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Botswana
Key Effectiveness Areas
- Recommends and incorporates cost saving initiatives into budgets
- Conducts pre-operative medical examinations to select/exclude patients for anesthesia within laid down parameters
- Orders relevant pre-operative investigations e.g. Chest X-ray, blood investigations etc. and takes appropriate action
- Selects and performs general and or regional anesthetics for routine and emergency care
- Monitors patient condition and regulates the anesthetic throughout the surgical procedure
- Assesses patient’s condition post operatively to full recovery or detect post anesthetic complications and takes appropriate action
- Resuscitates new born babies if necessary
- Formulates reviews and monitors anesthetic policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance
- Conducts regular quality standards audits on anesthetic equipment, medical gases and drugs in theatre and recovery room and takes appropriate action
- Recommends the type of anesthetic equipment to be procured
- Records use of stock on charge sheets
- Coordinates and monitors the implementation of safety, health and environmental programs in area of responsibility taking cognizance of all legal requirements
- Implements knowledge management principles through application of tools and methodologies to continuously improve and sustain business performance
- Identifies and implements creative and innovative ideas to continuously improve and sustain business performance
- Establishes and maintains Business Partner relationships with all stakeholders to facilitate the optimal functioning of the functional area
Job Competencies
- Communication skills
- Conceptual skills
- Observance
- Integrity
- Time management
- Tenacity
- Innovative
- Assertiveness
- Initiative
- Empathy (Hospitality)
- Decisiveness
Closing date and application instructions
Only candidates who meet the above requirements need apply, enclosing a current Curriculum Vitae and certified copies of certificates.
Send applications to e-mail: [email protected]
Closing date: 11 February 2018
NB: Only short-listed candidates will be responded to.
Please reference OLDM0000484 respectively in the subject line on both the email and application letter.
Location
Orapa, Letlhakane, Damtshaa
