Senior Registered Nurse
Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- The Senior Registered Nurse leads daily nursing care and supports the development of the nursing team at Hydrate Lagos.
- The role provides safe, compassionate care from the patient’s first assessment through treatment and follow-up, supports the medical team, administers prescribed treatments, monitors patients and keeps accurate records.
- Hydrate Lagos is a physician-guided preventive health and wellness clinic.
- The nursing team delivers the day-to-day care that turns each physician’s plan into a safe, consistent patient experience.
- The post therefore contributes directly to the clinic’s aim of helping patients understand their health and receive personalised care, supported by clinical assessment and appropriate follow-up.
Key Responsibilities
Patient assessment and preparation:
- Welcome patients, confirm their identity and record relevant medical history, allergies, current medicines and vital signs.
- Prepare patients for consultations, treatments and diagnostic procedures. Explain the nursing process, check that required consent is documented and refer clinical questions to the treating physician.
- Flag abnormal observations, possible contraindications and changes in a patient’s condition before treatment begins.
Treatment and patient monitoring:
- Insert and manage peripheral IV cannulas, administer prescribed infusions and injections, and use infusion equipment safely, following approved orders and protocols.
- Check the prescription, patient, medicine, dose, route, expiry and required storage conditions before administration. Clarify incomplete or unclear orders before proceeding.
- Monitor patients before, during and after treatment; document observations and promptly escalate adverse reactions or deterioration.
- Support physician-led weight management and hormone care through prescribed treatment, patient education and follow-up.
Diagnostics and emergency support:
- Collect and label specimens, maintain accurate identification and arrange timely handover to the laboratory, where trained and authorised.
- Assist with ECGs, screening checks and other diagnostic procedures within your competence. Prepare patients and support clinicians during examinations.
- Recognise emergencies, call for medical assistance, provide basic life support within training and assist with stabilisation and transfer under the clinic’s emergency protocol.
Patient education and follow-up
- Explain aftercare, prescribed treatment instructions and warning signs using clear, respectful language. Check that patients understand what to do next.
- Coordinate follow-up appointments and check-ins, record patient concerns and refer treatment decisions and interpretation of diagnostic results to the physician.
Safety and clinical records:
- Follow infection prevention procedures, safe sharps handling, waste segregation and equipment cleaning requirements.
- Keep complete, timely records in the electronic medical record, including assessments, medicines administered, observations, incidents and handovers.
- Protect patient privacy and use only approved systems for clinical records and patient communication.
- Check treatment supplies, stock levels, expiry dates, medicine storage and emergency equipment; report shortages or faults promptly.
Teamwork and service quality:
- Work closely with physicians, laboratory staff and administrative colleagues to coordinate appointments and patient care.
- Coordinate daily nursing assignments, treatment readiness and handovers; raise staffing or workload concerns with the Medical Director.
- Mentor and supervise nurses and support staff within their assigned duties. Assess training needs, support induction and help verify practical competencies before duties are delegated.
- Act as the first nursing escalation point for care concerns, while promptly referring medical decisions and urgent clinical issues to the supervising physician.
- Lead nursing participation in clinical audits, incident reviews and improvements to approved care procedures; monitor completion of corrective actions.
- Undertake other reasonable nursing duties consistent with your competence and professional scope.
Requirements and Competencies
Essential qualifications and experience:
- A bachelor’s degree in Nursing
- Registered Nurse qualification and a current practising licence from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
- At least five years of post-qualification nursing experience, including experience supervising or mentoring nursing colleagues, preferably in outpatient care, a private clinic, day care or a comparable clinical setting.
- Demonstrated competence in IV cannulation, infusion administration, patient monitoring and recognition of adverse reactions.
- Current Basic Life Support certification and the ability to respond calmly to clinical emergencies.
- Clear communication, sound clinical judgement, accurate documentation and confidence using electronic medical records.
- A respectful approach to patients and a strong commitment to confidentiality, teamwork and ethical practice.
Desirable experience:
- Experience in preventive care, patient education, weight management or infusion services; and additional relevant training in emergency care, infection prevention or public health nursing.
Salary
N600,000 - N800,000 per month.
Application Closing Date
15th November, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online