About Redat Healthcare Company

Redat is a home and in-clinic healthcare company committed to bringing the highest standards of healthcare and healing to the communities that the company is going to serve in the premises of our clinics and in the comfort of their own home.  Our ability to create an easy and customized healthcare alternative for its clients comes from our leadership’s many years of experience in the Ethiopian health sector and our numerous partnerships with renowned medical facilities. We are committed to bringing our clients the best doctors, nurses, therapists, and technologically advanced homecare available. The company’s focus is its clients and their unique needs, and it looks forward to supporting our clients on their health and healing journey by providing our wide range of home health and disease management services.

Job Description

The ideal candidate is responsible for traveling to a patient’s home to administer their services and helping patients maintain their independence. Their duties include administering at-home IVs, changing dressings, cleaning wounds and updating Doctors about their patient’s health

Duties and responsibilities 

• Traveling to patients’ homes and managing their care plans according to physicians’ instructions.
• Assess and chart observations of the patient’s condition at each visit.
• Complete evaluation tasks, including reviewing medication and vital signs.
• Monitoring, addressing, and documenting the symptoms and changes in patients conditions 
• Using appropriate assessment tools regarding clients well-being and care
• Administer Physician-prescribed medication.
• Administering medication and insulin, and completing blood pressure, glucose, urine, and stool tests.
• Inspecting wounds, changing dressings, and handling personal grooming and hygiene.
• Provide catheter care
• Ensure patient is fed and bathed
• Ensure bedding is clean
• Listening to the concerns of family members and answering their questions.
• Testing for muscle weakness, bedsores, and any signs of infection.
• Provide education to patients and families on proper home health care procedures and strategies.
• Coordinate with Physicians, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and other individuals in the patient’s care plan.
• Keep the patient comfortable through palliative care.
• Recommend tools or devices that may improve the quality of life for the patient.
• Performs other related task given by supervisor.

Category: Home Care Nurse

Educational level

• University degree in nursing from an accredited academic institution
• Relevant license and certification.

Working experience

• 0 years of experience
• Additionally, any experience in home care or nursing homes can make an applicant more competitive.

Professional knowledge and skills.

• Excellent report writing skills.
• Strong communication skills
• able to deliver skilled services like assessment and observation, wound care and dressing changes, injection administration. IV monitoring, tube feeding, catheter insertion and monitoring, tracheostomy care, medication administration, patient and caregiver education.
• Active listening skills and empathy.
• Physical and mental strength.
• Critical thinking which means ability to integrate information, outcomes, experiences, and other evidences and use that data to identify and solve problems either independently or in conjunction with the patient’s care team.

Work Environment

• Must be willing to work on shift basis; nights, weekends and holidays as well as normal daytime hours.
• Must be able to calmly handle angry and unhappy customers.
• Able to sit in front of and work on a computer screen for long periods of time.
• Must be able to work in high pressure, stressful situations.
• Ability to handle stressful situation appropriately.