Midwife TP American Hospital Dubai LLC

Provides age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process: Performs patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques. Performs continual critical care assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological needs. Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate. Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care. Coordinates and plans critical care/clinical pathway, and prioritizes care, based on individual needs. Revises the care plan as necessary. Initiates appropriate transfer plan. Recognizes subtle cues to anticipate potential problems. Documents all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital/departmental standards. Ensures availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care. Performs clerical duties when needed. Assumes responsibility for meeting Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) required mandatory education (e.g. fire, safety, infection control and others). Participates in staff meetings and unit committees/projects. Participates in developing and achieving unit goals. Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff. Performs safe handling and administrating of Narcotic/Controlled and Semi-Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures. Ensures completion of unit competencies i.e. pain management, and utilization of Emergency department devices. Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice. Completes yearly, the critical care nursing competencies (basic). Participates in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities (data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, medication error reporting etc.). Participates in ongoing educational activities. Maintains mandatory educational requirements. Performs additional duties when required. Unit Specific: Performs nursing interventions/procedures per established standards of care (Competency List “Green Book”) policy and procedures including but not limited to: Assessing amniotic fluid using AmniSure. Caring for a patient with amniotic fluid embolism. Assisting with amniotomy. Examining the placenta. Assisting with a forceps delivery. Preceptor’s Responsibilities (when applicable): Completes the Preceptor workshop and meets the criteria indicators for the preceptor role on the unit. Plans, implements and evaluates the individualized competency-based orientation in collaboration with the orientee, nurse manager, and clinical resource nurse. Provides appropriate feedback on time to orientee and Nurse Manager. Provides objective documentation to the nurse manager utilizing the American Hospital Dubai's established standards of care (Competency List “Green Book and Blue Book”).