Background

Youth for Christ/Rwanda is a missionary movement entrusted with a global vision and committed to a mission of youth evangelism, discipleship, social involvement and leadership development.

In its Strategies, Youth for Christ reaches the youth through Education and thus started and owns Kigali Christian School operating in three campuses Kigali, Rwamagana and Gicumbi.

It is against this back ground that Youth for Christ Rwanda wishes to recruit a competent and qualified school nurse who will be caring for the health of students.

Job Summary

To insure that the health of KCS students is well cared, particularly for residential life students. She is the one to promoting the wellness by performing a wide range of services. Mainly, she focuses on physical and emotional caring, educating students and possibly their family members about early recovery and ways of prevention of diseases. She also assesses students' health problems and needs, develop and execute nursing care plans, and uphold medical records.

Requirements

• Follower of Jesus Christ and actively involved in a local church;
• Self-Disciplined and teachable. Personal integrity in both professinal and private life.
• Passion to serve and work hard;
• Self-disciplined and teachable;
• Bachelors' Degree in Nursing and Clinical Psychology;
• At least three years of experience in nursing and counselling;

• Provide hands-on care to patients by administering medications,
• Managing intravenous lines,
• Observing and monitoring patients' conditions,
• Maintaining records and communicating with doctors,
• Provide physical and emotional support to patients.
• Educate patients and the general public on disease management, special diet plans and medical conditions,
• Help patients and their families understand how to manage their diseases or health issues and provide information on home care after their treatment.
• Provide nursing care and physical screening to students; assess students and implement first aid measures for students as needed,
• Assume responsibility for appropriate assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, management, and referral activities for students,
• Counsel with students concerning problems such as pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and substance abuse in order to facilitate responsible decision making practices,
• Implement and record required screening programs; notify parents when further medical evaluation is indicated,
• Establish and update health and immunization records,
• Prepare and maintain student clinic records and prepare required reports,
• Initiate emergency procedures for students and staff as needed,
• Develop Individual Health Care Plans for students on a case by case basis,
• Study physical examinations for students in the child study process,
• Orient the staff and teach specific medical procedures for the evaluation and maintenance of the medically involved student in the classroom,
• Present, train and maintain appropriate standards regarding contact with, and possible exposure to blood borne pathogens and other potentially infectious body materials within the school or employment setting,
• Provide health education and anticipatory counseling,
• Follow procedures for suspected cases of child abuse and neglect,
• Act as a liaison between the school, home health department professionals, and other community agencies,
• Coordinate presentations by various agencies and professionals on pertinent health care topics for school staff,
• Maintain clinic equipment and assesses the need for consumable supplies on an annual basis,
• Authorize the students to see the doctor outside the school,
• Perform related work as required.

• Nursing care
• Clinical psychology
• Patient education
• Emergency procedures
• Health assessment
• Counseling
• Medical record keeping

• Bachelors' Degree in Nursing and Clinical Psychology
• At least three years of experience in nursing and counselling
• Follower of Jesus Christ and actively involved in a local church
• Self-Disciplined and teachable
• Personal integrity in both professional and private life
• Passion to serve and work hard