Latest Job Vacancies at Concept One Medical Centre

Concept One Medical Centre provides mental health and rehabilitation services across all age groups (children, adolescents, adults and the elderly). We are also a Mental Health Information Centre, wellness alliance centre and a centre for respite care.     Job Title: Psychiatric Nurse Location: Nigeria Duties and responsibilities

• Observe patients daily to identify, interpret, and document physical and emotional status and/or patterns, such as assaultive or suicidal behaviour, and response to treatment or medication.
• Administer psychotropic medications to patients, monitors use, and documents reactions; instruct patients on the purpose, dosage, and side effects of medication, and explain the legal process related to the patient's refusal to take prescribed medication.
• Monitor the number of patients present in the facility at certain intervals.
• Inspect the therapy rooms to ensure air conditioner and lights are switched off when service users are not in room
• Ensure that service users on medications are administered the prescribed medication.
• Ensure that Scheduled Urine Drug test is taken for patient and recorded appropriately.
• Psychosocial Interventions and care of patients.
• Provision of individual and group therapy
• Medication Management
• Contact with next of kin and other care providers.
• Maintenance of therapeutic milieu.
• Physical Health.
• Non-disclosure of confidential materials to unauthorized parties during and after contact with patients and relatives
• Supervision of support staff
• And any other responsibilities that may be assigned to you by your supervisor from time to time.

• Minimum qualifications required to successfully perform the job. These are the qualifications that are necessary for someone to be considered for the position.
• Notification of Registration as a General Nurse
• Notification of Registration as a Psychiatric Nurse
• Experience:One year of clinical experience

• Ability to apply professional nursing care principles and procedures in the evaluation and treatment of psychiatric patients.
• Develop interpersonal therapeutic relationships with psychiatric patients.
• Keep accurate written charts and records of patient activities and progress. Comply with laws, rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures.
• Use professional judgment to ascertain and to apply appropriate intervention techniques with patients in crisis.
• Communicate effectively with a variety of individuals and function calmly in situations, which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy.
• Provide prompt, efficient, and responsive service.
• Exercise appropriate judgment in answering questions and releasing information; analyze and project consequences of decisions and/or recommendations.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Excellent observation skills.

• Care
• Compassion
• Competence
• Courage
• Commitment
• Professional Certification
• Registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria

• Meets the patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining occupational therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.
• Helps patient develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities by implementing programs involving manual arts and crafts, practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, activities of daily living, and sensorimotor, educational, recreational, and social activities; directing aides, technicians, and assistants.
• Promotes maximum independence by selecting and constructing therapies according to individual's physical capacity, intelligence level, and interest.
• Prepares patient for return to employment by consulting with employers; determining potential employee difficulties; retraining employees; helping employers understand necessary physical and job result accommodations.
• Evaluates results of occupational therapy by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending and implementing adjustments and modifications.
• Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers; contributing to patient care conferences.
• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects hospital operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Develops occupational therapy staff by providing information; developing and conducting in-service training programs.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal and certification requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.

• Ability to promote health maintenance
• Creating a safe effective environment
• Motivating others
• Medical teamwork
• Ability to listen and analyze information effectively
• Quality Focus
• Pain Management
• Bedside Manner

• Compassionate
• Accommodating
• The ability to listen “actively” and observe “comprehensively”
• Professional Certification

• 1-2 years experience in the field of occupational therapy