Duties and Responsibilities

• Get reports on general and specific wellbeing of all the children. Visit the dormitories daily to see all children who are there for any health concerns.
• Liaise with the children’s mums/supervisors and specific children about them individual medical care and follow up.
• Every Monday, plan and prepare medications for the 8 younger children who are on regular medicines for chronic illnesses. Ensure child’s mum/supervisor confirms the medications are correct for their child.
• Every day, check on the medication signup sheets to confirm that medicines are given as prescribed to children.
• Work with the dorm parents and housekeepers to develop a general cleaning schedule for commonly touched surfaces as a preventive measure for communicable diseases.
• Ensure that all meals and snacks at the organization provide a nutritious, balanced diet for developing children. Maintain a set menu with the catering department, making improvements and changes in the meals as required to give maximum nutritional benefit.
• Keep a weekly inventory of the infirmary that includes medications and all medical supplies and equipment. Ensure there are sufficient, but not excessive quantities of commonly administered meds/supplies in stock for care needs.
• Liaise with different local hospitals in order to take children for hospital visits as per appointments and for urgent and emergency care needs.
• Every 3 months, give all children deworming medicine.
• Keep up with public health updates in relation to vaccinations, outbreaks of illnesses in our area, and any other health related matters.
• Regularly conduct scheduled staff and community parent trainings on HIV/AIDS, nutrition, hygiene, common illness prevention and treatment, and any other topics as deemed necessary.
• Prepare quarterly work plans and budgets as per organizational guidelines.
• Participate in parenting of the 91 children at the organization.
• Plan to work with the public health nurse for capacity building within the health sector.
• Research on and keep up to date on health care emerging issues and them management

Key Requirements Skills, experience and qualification

• KRCHN (Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse) or KRN (Kenya Registered Nurse)
• Valid NCK practicing license
• 4 years of practice experience