RecruitNet International Ltd specialises in Healthcare recruitment for Domestic and Overseas candidates for Hospitals Nursing Homes Home care and Community care.
We are hiring a Clinical Nurse Manager 2General Health Nurse to our hospital in Dublin. Permanent Full time.
Responsibilities
- Offer residents a variety of physical health monitoring and treatment options.
- Together with the GP and MDT people with chronic illnesses and longterm problems such as diabetes respiratory disorders and COPD coronary heart disease obesity and hypertension and smoking cessation should be monitored and managed.
- As required by the service administer immunizations and vaccinations to residents and employees.
- Perform screening which includes but is not limited to blood pressure checks height weight BMI urine ECG spirometry and tests for new residents.
- Perform general nursing tasks such as ear irrigation phlebotomy health promotion and education giving longterm prescription drugs or injections etc.
- Skin/Wound Care responsibilities include but are not limited to managing psoriasis and eczema treating venous leg ulcers and other skin injuries and evaluating and treating cuts on the skin.
- Use a systematic audit program to critically assess and analyze physical health monitoring and care procedures in order to prove adherence to Mental Health Commission regulations and general health monitoring requirements.
- Communicate with nurses and other medical personnel regarding physical care interventions monitoring tests and clinical and physiological findings.
- Provide instructions and conduct audits about the proper use of monitoring equipment and medical devices.
- Assist the Multidisciplinary Team members with physical healthcare and infection control projects.
- Conduct audits to examine adherence to physical health care policies and provide recommendations for next steps based on findings.
Requirements
- Must be an NMBIregistered registered general nurse or registered psychiatric nurse.
- At least three years of experience as a registered nurse.
- It is advantageous to have prior experience dealing with adult mental health services.
- Advanced abilities in healthcare.
- Expertise in primary care practice venous puncture/phlebotomy and ECG monitoring.
- Expertise in managing chronic illnesses such as diabetes heart disease COPD etc.
- Proficiency in nursing practice and evaluation in the areas of tissue viability continence and the management and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries.
- The capacity to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities; IT expertise.
- Outstanding organizational abilities.
Benefits
- Pension with contributions
- Extensive training initiatives
- Additional education helps
- Program for Employee Wellbeing
- Program for Employee Assistance
- Staff parking is free onsite.
- Restaurant onsite with subsidies