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Senior Registered Nurse
About this role
A premium wellness clinic in Lagos is seeking a Senior Registered Nurse to lead daily nursing care, support the development of the nursing team and ensure safe, patient‑centred care from initial assessment through treatment and follow‑up. The role involves administering prescribed treatments, monitoring patients, maintaining records and assisting the medical team. The clinic focuses on physician‑guided preventive health and personalised care. The position is full‑time and based in Lekki, Lagos.
What you would do
- Welcome and assess patients, record medical history and vital signs, prepare for consultations and procedures.
- Explain the nursing process, obtain and document consent, and refer clinical questions to the physician.
- Identify abnormal observations and contraindications before treatment.
- Insert and manage peripheral IV cannulas and administer infusions and injections as prescribed.
- Verify prescriptions, patient identity, medicines, doses and storage conditions; clarify unclear orders.
- Monitor patients during and after treatment and document findings; escalate adverse events.
- Support physician‑led weight management and hormone care through treatment, education and follow‑up.
- Collect and label specimens and assist with ECGs and other diagnostics within competence; prepare patients for examinations.
- Recognise emergencies, call for help, perform basic life support and assist with stabilisation and transfer.
- Educate patients on aftercare and follow‑up, ensuring understanding and coordinating subsequent appointments.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Registered Nurse with current practising licence from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
- At least five years post‑qualification nursing experience, with experience supervising or mentoring nursing staff (preferably in outpatient, private clinic or day care settings).
- Competence in IV cannulation, infusion administration, patient monitoring and adverse reaction recognition.
- Current Basic Life Support certification and ability to respond to clinical emergencies.
- Strong communication, clinical judgement, accurate documentation and proficiency with electronic medical records.
- Respectful approach to patients and commitment to confidentiality, teamwork and ethical practice.
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