Staff Nurse
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Job Summary
RecruitNet International Ltd specialises in healthcare recruitment for both domestic and overseas candidates across hospitals nursing homes home care and community care settings.
Job Opportunity
We are currently hiring Staff Nurses for nursing homes in Limerick.
- Manage a daily caseload of patients ensuring comprehensive assessment care planning and accurate documentation.
- Deliver high-quality nursing care including wound management skin assessments and care for medical surgical and post-operative patients.
- Monitor and maintain patients hydration nutrition fluid balance and intake/output records.
- Support patients with activities of daily living while promoting dignity privacy respect and individuality.
- Administer medications safely via various routes (PO IV PR PEG NG) in line with policies and best practices.
- Recognise and respond to deteriorating patients using INEWS and manage infection prevention and control (IPC) precautions effectively.
- Collaborate and communicate with families and the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to ensure continuity of care from admission through to discharge planning.
- Participate in incident management quality care metrics and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with HIQA standards infection control practices (including hand hygiene) and all nursing policies and procedures.
- Maintain professional standards in line with An Bord Altranais Code of Professional Conduct and ensure safe management control and administration of medications.
- Registered General Nurse with current registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
- Post-registration qualification in caring for people with dementia.
- Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development (CPD).
- Knowledge of healthcare systems organisation of services and national/international trends.
- Demonstrates professionalism in applying nursing theory to daily clinical practice.
- Strong critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills.
- Proven experience in effectively managing a patient caseload.
- Ability to access and apply both theoretical and technical knowledge in practice.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or experience.
- Competent in intravenous (IV) therapy and administration.
- HSF Health Plan
- Education support and professional development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Length of service rewards
- Birthday rewards
- Subsidised meals
- Bike to Work Scheme
Required Skills:
Registered General Nurse with current registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). Post-registration qualification in caring for people with dementia. Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development (CPD). Knowledge of healthcare systems organisation of services and national/international trends. Demonstrates professionalism in applying nursing theory to daily clinical practice. Strong critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills. Proven experience in effectively managing a patient caseload. Ability to access and apply both theoretical and technical knowledge in practice. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or experience. Competent in intravenous (IV) therapy and administration.
