Job Purpose:


The Midwifery Nurse’s job exists to provide advanced nursing services and patients care in the Maternity-Antenatal/Post-natal & Labour Ward Unit, to provide nursing research and training and advise on the same at KUTRRH.


Duties and Responsibilities


Receive, register, record and document patients’ information and present the same to the
Medical Officers at the reproductive health unit.
Transfer referred patients from unit for further diagnosis or specialized treatment from other units of the hospital.
Provide family planning services, prenatal care, and gynecological exams for women.
Delivering babies and assisting with cesarean births.
Provide care for newborn babies and mothers after delivery.
Handling labor emergencies.
Discussing sexual or reproductive health issues with patients.
Repairing cuts/tears from birth.
Support Medical Officers and Medical Specialists in attending to patients in the reproductive health unit.
Administer medication to patients in the unit as prescribed by Medical Officers and Medical Specialists in the hospital.
Monitor patients’ progress in the unit, document the same for clear patient records and report the same to the Medical Officers and Medical Specialists in the hospital.
Liaise with other healthcare staff in handling patients with multiple of complex medical conditions in the units in the hospital.
Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.


Qualifications and Requirements


Diploma or Degree in Nursing from a recognized institution.
Higher Diploma in Midwifery Specialized Nursing training qualification from a recognized institution.
At least four (4) years nursing experience out of which at least one (1) year must have been in Midwifery Nursing.
Registration by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
Valid practicing license as a Midwifery Nurse from the Nursing Council of Kenya.
Proficiency in computer applications.
Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.