Registered Nurse/Midwife - Bayview Hospital

The successful candidate will be responsible for promoting and restoring patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team members and educate patients and the public about various health conditions.

Additionally, they will be responsible for delivering babies and providing antenatal and postnatal advice, care and support to women, their babies, their partners and families.

The Registered Nurse/Midwife will be responsible for performing the following key duties:

Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies

Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols

Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions

Record and report patients' medical information and vital signs

Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans

Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments

Provide pre and post operative care

Examine and monitor pregnant women

Monitor the foetus during labour

Take patient samples, pulses, temperatures and blood pressures

The ideal candidate must possess:

Essential knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristic

Infection control skills

Medication administration skills

Good bedside manner

Excellent listening, written, interpersonal, multi-tasking and verbal skills

Data entry skills

ICU / PACU trained

Qualifications and experience:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing

A Minimum of five (5) CXC passes at General Proficiency, including English and Mathematics

Computer proficiency

BLS/ACLS Certified

Post Graduate Diploma in Midwifery

PROMPT certified would be an asset