Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe

Responsibilities or duties

The general duties and responsibility of the job holder will include the following:

• Providing nursing services to patients.
• Preparing health tips and talks to the patients
• Recruitment services
• Supervising cleanliness of the wards
• Ordering drugs for the patients from the pharmacy
• Selecting very sick patients requiring special attention
• Preparing patients before going to the theatre for C/Section (Operation)
• Supervising the caring of patients to and from the theatre
• Recording patients’ data in relevant registers/charts
• Analyzing data and submitting periodic reports to the Senior Clinical Technician
• Accompanying and Clinical Officers during ward rounds, clinics and procedures
• Compiling handover notes to be submitted to the next nurse on duty
• Attending morning reports
• Compiling death reports
• Assisting mothers (patient) on Ant Natal Clinic
• ART administration.
• Attending to mothers on delivery at Labour ward
• Carrying out postnatal checkups at Labour ward
• Attending to sick babies in nursery room
• Receiving and resuscitating babies after C/Section (Operation)

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery
• Registered with the Nurses and Midwives Council

Experience needed

• At least three years experience

• Providing nursing services to patients.
• Preparing health tips and talks to the patients
• Recruitment services
• Supervising cleanliness of the wards
• Ordering drugs for the patients from the pharmacy
• Selecting very sick patients requiring special attention
• Preparing patients before going to the theatre for C/Section (Operation)
• Supervising the caring of patients to and from the theatre
• Recording patients’ data in relevant registers/charts
• Analyzing data and submitting periodic reports to the Senior Clinical Technician
• Accompanying and Clinical Officers during ward rounds, clinics and procedures
• Compiling handover notes to be submitted to the next nurse on duty
• Attending morning reports
• Compiling death reports
• Assisting mothers (patient) on Ant Natal Clinic
• ART administration.
• Attending to mothers on delivery at Labour ward
• Carrying out postnatal checkups at Labour ward
• Attending to sick babies in nursery room
• Receiving and resuscitating babies after C/Section (Operation)

• Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery
• Registered with the Nurses and Midwives Council