Assistant Nurse Clinician

Assistant Nurse Clinician

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)

Assesses plans implements and evaluates care of clients with complex health needs according to updated standards of nursing practice

Conducts teaching and counselling for clients and their families/carers

Provide a high standard of care through care management assessment planning implementation and evaluation of nursing care to meet the needs of the clients

Initiates and ensures implementation of care planning for clients with potential complications

Ensures clients care delivery is carried out according to established standards of care and practice

Ensures written Standard of practices is available and up to date to guide nursing practices

Provides guidance on direct care to clients to ensure compliance to standards

Ensures staff are equipped and competence to handle acute to chronic complications of the clients

Conducts nursing audits on nursing care standards and initiates strategies to resolve non adherenceissues

Directs and facilitates staff development skills and competency upgrading through inhouse trainingapproved online learning or formal education opportunities

Evaluate the performance of community nurses providing feedback and mentoring developingeducation programs and contributing to staff professional development

Guides orientation/induction programmes and preceptorship for new staff

Supports the ADON in nursing management and deputizes her in her absenc