This
is one of the highest marketable diploma medical courses in Kenya county
governments. It dwarfs related courses such as diploma in clinical medicine, diploma
in laboratory medicine and diploma in pharmacy.
There
are several requirements that one must meet in order to qualify as Kenya
Community Health Nurse.
Requirements for
Employment
The
requirements for employment are as follows;
- Diploma
in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing from recognized institution.
- Be
registered by the Nursing Council Of Kenya.
- Practicing
license from Nursing Council of Kenya.
- Certificate
in computer application skills from a recognized institution.
Salary and allowances
The
salary for community health nurse in Kenya varies from one county to another. Generally,
the basic salary ranges from Kshs. 19,323 to Kshs. 24,662 per month. There are
other allowances; the key amongst them is house allowance.
Job Description
The
following are the core duties of community health nurse in Kenya.
- Assessing
patients in order to establishing health care needs.
- Planning
on nursing needs of patients based on patients' health records.
- Maintaining
records on patients’ health condition/care.
- Ensuring
safe custody of patients’ records.
Colleges offering Community
health nursing
The
Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) is one of the colleges that offer diploma
in community health nursing. In some previous county recruitment exercises in
2015, one requirement has been that one must have been trained by KMTC.