Staff Nurse - Endoscopy TP American Hospital Dubai LLC

General:

• 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. Revise 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 meetingJCI-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.

• Performs additional duties when required.

• Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff.

• Performs safe handling, drawing, and administrating narcotics/Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures.

• Ensures completion of unit competencies i.e. pain management, and utilization of auto-transfusion 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.

Unit Specific:

• Explains the procedure and field patient questions before an endoscopy.

• Administers sedatives and IV drips at the beginning of an endoscopy.

• Sterilises and organises equipment used during endoscopies.

• Assists the doctor performing the endoscopy.

• Monitors patient vital signs during and after the procedure.

• Provides discharge instructions to patients before they leave the hospital, clinic, or doctor's office.