Job Description

These must be upheld in accordance with the UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice and licensure as per the regulator.
The post holder will:
•    Always speak up if safety is a concern
•    Treat all patients with kindness, respect and compassion
•    Recognize and work within the limits of their own competence
•    Take responsibility for their own actions
•    Communicate effectively with colleagues to ensure patients receives the safest, most effective care possible
•    Perform additional duties when required

Responsibilities

•    Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.
•    Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.
•    Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
•    Understand and analyse the assessment information and data.
•    Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.
•    Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.
•    Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patient's bystanders.
•    Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalate all abnormalities.
•    Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.
•    Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.
•    Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.
•    Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support etc.
•    Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.
•    Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.
•    Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions.
•    Provide wound care management.

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

•    Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates.
•    Manage their own professional re-licensure.
•    Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card
•    Be willing to work across departments and On Call when necessary.
•    Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)

DESIRABLE: The post holder should have:
•    Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter-professional team.
•    Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.
•    Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic

Registered Nurse - PICU NMC healthcare LLC

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