Clinic Nurse (Experience in midwifery)

About Us:

LuccaHealth is a BlackIvy endeavor.

LuccaHealth’s purpose is to deliver care in the moments that matter most. Our team is passionate about providing health and care to the people and region in which we operate.

A member of BlackIvy’s international executive leadership, the President - LuccaHealth is responsible for managing, growing, and representing LuccaHealth’s clinics and services spanning primary, specialty, and pediatric care as we pursue our goal of becoming the leading health and care provider in West Africa.

Responsibilities:

• Creates and conveys the mission and vision of perioperative services with the assistance of the management team
• Provide safe and effective patient-centered care in ambulatory/clinic services.
• Serves as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning patient care.
• Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Document clinic information for each patient visit including vital signs, medications, chief complaint, and patient education utilizing Medent Medical Record System.
• Ensure patient understands the plan for their center prior to the physician review and follow up after the physician visit.
• Assists with office visit examinations and testing if indicated
• Assists physician with ensuring the right equipment is available in the clinic
• Perform venipuncture, EKG, etc. as ordered in the clinic
• Assists with cleaning the clinic room in between patient visits and making the rooms patient ready at all times.
• Demonstrates effective communication, collaboration skills, patient education skills.
• Assists in collecting data related to quality or performance improvement projects that apply to ambulatory clinical services
• Serves as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning patient care
• Assists with flow of patients which could include assisting with preoperative and post operative patient management as needed
• Document patient phone calls in the Medent Medical Record System with follow up as indicated with physician colleagues
• Exhibits professional, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Acts as a patient advocate
• Any other duties that may be assigned to you.

Performance Expectations

• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• Maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information at all times
• Determine appropriate course of action in complex situations, including handling situations involving patients, physicians or others in a professional manner
• Work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail and maintain a positive attitude
• Manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work
• Complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Lead personnel and implement institutional policies related to emergency, disaster response
• Maintain regulatory requirements, including all country and local regulations
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices
• Lead and assist in management of regular staff meetings and in-services
• Communicate the mission, ethics and goals of the organization
• Embody LuccaHealth's core values, as a member of the Blacklvy group of companies: Trust, Relentlessness, Transparency, Humility, Imagination and Courage.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Current registered nurse licensure with the Ghana Nurses and Midwives Council
• Minimum of two years varied and progressive ambulatory clinical service experience
• Bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred
• Complete annual education requirements.