Staff Nurse L&D / Midwife

University Hospital Sharjah

Assess, plan, implements and evaluates the nursing care of each patient, considering the patient s individuality, abilities, culture and right to choose

Prioritizes patients individual needs and delegates aspects of nursing care to other nursing team members within his/her scope of professional practice

Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care

Documents the nursing care of each patient from admission to discharge in accordance to facility medical record and documentation policy

Assists and provides documented patient and family health education, based upon the individual nursing care plan of the patient

Participates in delivering educational material in the ante natal classes

Promotes maternity services across the organization and in the community

Identifies pregnancy complications and risk factors and refers to the appropriate physician and team leader

In accordance with organization policy, provides routine antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for normal pregnancy including risk assessment, recognition of complications and initiation of appropriate action

Supervises and assists women in active labour, utilizing knowledge of drugs and pain management

Receives the baby in the OT post LSCS for immediate assessment or assistance with resuscitation

Administers medications according to organization policies and procedures. Understands actions of medication and contraindications, evaluates patient s response and identifies side effects and initiates appropriate action

Responsibilities

• Sets up and assists the obstetrician in the delivery, (in extreme emergency will deliver infant in absence of obstetric physician staff) and initiates immediate post-partum care
• Promotes breastfeeding and complies with organizational initiatives
• Monitors the mother to assure routine progress post- delivery and act when required to minimize problems.
• Provides post-partum care including assisting the mother with the feeding and care of her baby
• Teaches mothers self-care and care of her baby
• Ensures patient environment is safe for patients and staff by utilizing infection control practices, adhering to International patient safety goals and following facility health and safety policies
• Collaborates with the Multi-disciplinary team and acts as patient advocate to ensure quality care is delivered
• Adhere to the safe administration of medication policy within the facility, administering prescribed medications, including narcotics as per scope of practice
• Demonstrates sensitivity to patients comfort and privacy and expresses interest in their progress
• Utilizes and ensures maintenance of equipment and instruments, reporting any damages, equipment malfunctioning to the Bio Medical department and nurse in charge immediately
• Participates in nursing continuous quality improvement initiatives, in service education programmes, unit meetings and committee functions as assigned by nurse in charge
• Initiates emergency, safety practices and fire safety measures as necessary
• Reports all incidents through agreed channels and chain of command, ensuring Incident report is completed, submitted to nurse in charge and any immediate action required taken
• Maintains unit stock/consumables, crash cart stock, in accordance with facility policy on medication expiry dates and safe location of consumable items
• Maintains and adheres to patient confidentiality at all times
• Responsible for attendance to yearly mandatory training as scheduled on mandatory training calendar
• Responsible for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating knowledge through educational activities
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned (within scope of practice)