Imo International Health Systems is a provider of health services with the goal of enhancing the wellbeing of all individuals. We focus on reducing the healthcare risk of the community by providing quality services for the sick and encouraging preventive behaviors. Imo International Health Systems is a chain of hospitals that is established based on Public Private Partnership between Imo State Government of Nigeria and International Quality Healthcare Consulting LLC, a USA based healthcare organization.
Are you seeking a life changing career to meet the Healthcare needs of the great people of Imo State? Imo Health System is coming to town and we are inviting qualified professionals and support staff to become part of the change by applying for the vacant position below:
Job Title: Nurse
Locations: Ikeduru, Ideto South and Okigwe Imo Health Systems
Report to: Nurse Manager
Job Summary
- A Nurse works work with a multi-disciplinary team across a wide range of healthcare setting and in different roles.
- The Nurse provides preventive, curative, rehabilitative and supportive nursing care to individuals, families or groups and plays an important role in health promotion.
- The emphasis is on caring, communication and understanding the patient’s experience of illness.
Responsibilities
- Working with physicians and other clinical personnel to deliver quality healthcare services
- Observing and reporting on patient’s condition and behaviors
- Providing nursing care, e.g. preparing for operation
- Conducting and recording patient vitals
- Administering drugs and other medicines
- Assisting with tests and evaluations
- Providing support to patients and relatives
- Liaising with Hospitals on Healthcare related matters
- Treating medical emergencies, such as heart attacks, strokes, car accidents and burns as well as recovering post-operative patients
- Consulting with physicians and other healthcare professionals
- Establishing treatment plans and operating medical equipment
Basic Qualifications
- The individual must have minimum of a Bachelors in Radiology with current certification
- 1-2 years experience
- The individual must be computer literate
Other Qualifications:
- Strong written, verbal and communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills and bedside manner
- Good attention to detail and ability to solve problems
- Productive and quality focused
- Drive to continue learning throughout career
- Flexible working shifts
Locations:
Ikeduru, Ideto South and Okigwe Imo Health SystemsReport to: Medical Director
Job Summary
- The Physiotherapist helps accident victims, medical patients, and chronically disabled people maintain and improve their physical wellbeing by designing, implementing, and supervising custom treatment plans.
- They supervise patients’ progress and make adjustments to treatment plans as needed.
- These therapists can help patients maintain or restore flexibility, strength, and range of motion.
Responsibilities
- Determining physical therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.
- Helps patient accomplish treatment plan and accept therapeutic devices by administering manual exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities and in using assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
- Meets the patient’s goals and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results
- Administers physical therapy treatments by giving massages, initiating traction, applying physical agents, moist packs, ultraviolet and infrared lamps, and ultrasound machines
- Evaluates effects of physical therapy treatments and fit of prosthetic and orthotic devices by observing, noting, and evaluating patient’s progress as well as recommending adjustments and modifications.
- Planning discharges by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare workers
- Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs. Instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs, recommending and/or providing assistive equipment as well as recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
- Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
- Maintains patient confidence and protects hospital operations by keeping information confidential.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs.
- Develops physical therapy staff by providing information; developing and conducting in-service training programs.
Basic Qualifications
- The individual must have minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy
- 1-2 years experience
- The individual must be computer literate
Other Qualifications:
- Strong written, verbal and communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good attention to detail
- Productive and quality focused
- Ability to solve problems
- Drive to continue learning throughout career
- Good bedside manner
Locations:
Ikeduru, Ideto South and Okigwe Imo Health SystemsReport to: Nurse Manager
Job Summary
- A Nursing Assistant is to provide basic care to patients, as well as assist them in daily activities they might have trouble with on their own, such as bathing.
- They should be compassionate and enjoy helping others.
Responsibilities
- Provides patients’ personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths.
- Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
- Provides adjunct care by administering enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths; applying restraints.
- Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine; recording intake and output information.
- Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
- Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
- Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; participating in professional organizations; maintaining licensure.
- Enhances nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Basic Qualifications
- The individual must have a minimum of a Nursing Assistant training certificate
- 1-2 years experience
- The individual must be computer literate
Other Qualifications:
- Strong written, verbal and communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills and bed side manner
- Good attention to detail and ability to solve problems
- Productive and quality focused
- Drive to continue learning throughout career
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their job Applications and CV’s to:careers@imoihealth.com indicating their preferred location in the Job Application or Cover letter
Or
Click here to apply online
Deadline: 26th April, 2016.
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