Ref: CEH/HR/REC/008/2023
Responsibilities

Taking Visual Acuity and Intraocular Pressures of patients while entering accurate recordings of the same in the patient’s file.
Taking vital signs and recording findings into the patient’s files.
Assisting clinicians and doctors during patient examination, screening and eye procedures.
Scrubbing and circulating for various surgical cases in the eye theatre.
Taking care of patients in the wards.
Performing Eye Examination scans on the patients i.e. OCT, Visual Field, Corneal Topography, biometry and fundus photo.
Offering pre-operative, intra-operative and post- operative care.
Stocking exam, procedure and theatre rooms with prerequisite supplies and equipment.
Eye irrigation, swabbing and applying eye pads.
Cleaning and sterilizing medical instruments and tools before and after use.
Administering and dispensing prescribed treatment to patients.
Patients education and booking patients for various procedures.
Examine and triage eye patients, recording findings and suggested treatment in the main hospital, its branches or during outreach medical camps.
Preparing and submitting accurate/ timely management reports
Take part in company projects and carry out any other tasks that may be assigned to them by their Line Manager and/ or any other person placed in authority over them.

Qualifications

Valid nursing council of Kenya license
KRCHN/ KRN certificate from a recognized institution
Higher diploma in Ophthalmic nursing will be an added advantage
Certificate of BLS will be an added advantage
At least 1 year working experience in a busy hospital/clinic Environment
Able to start immediately