NMC Healthcare is actively recruiting experienced and dedicated candidates for the job position of a Registered Nurse OT in NMC Hospital DIP Blue Dubai. This is an Intermediate level full time role. For this position salary ranges from 6000-12000 AED, which may be slightly negotiable during the interview process.

Responsibilities of Registered Nurse

• Perform duties as per NMC guiding principles and model of care, DHA regulation and other regulatory authorities, accreditation body.
• Provide culturally appropriate patient focused nursing care.
• Applies the international patient safety goals throughout the patient journey and care process.
• Respects patient and applies patient family rights throughout the patient care, with empathy, emotional stability.
• Educates and informs patient on the care process and other relevant information within her scope of practice.
• Prepares operating room for patient / procedure Demonstrate awareness and compliance with legal and ethical aspects of peri-operative nursing.
• During the surgical procedure, OT Nurses can take the role of:-
• Circulating Nurse, with the following additional duties:
• Assists in positioning, responding to comfort / safety of patient.
• To assist the Surgeon and Anesthetist in operation theatre.
• Provides for accurate care and handling of specimens.
• Observes and enforces strict standards of asepsis.
• Observes checks and monitors all equipment used during surgery to confirm they are running smoothly.
• Handles patient documentation.
• Inventories all items both pre- and post-surgery
• Scrub Nurse
• Selects and handles instruments and supplies used for the operation, passing them to surgeon.
• Inventories all items both pre- and post-surgery.
• Delivers direct surgical care by assisting physicians.
• Helps control bleeding.
• Provides wound exposure.
• Assist in Sutured patients after the surgery.
• To count all instruments and mops before closing the wounds.

Recovery Room

• Assessment, implementation and coordination of complex care and interventions.
• Providing comfort and preventing suffering.
• Supporting a compassionate and therapeutic environment for post-operative patient
• To monitor the condition and take care of patient post operatively in recovery room. Demonstrate awareness and compliance with legal and ethical aspects of peri-operative nursing.
• Liaising with wards where patients are awaiting their operation/procedure in putting information about each surgical procedure/operation on to a computer system ,taking phone messages , completing paperwork ,ordering supplies of equipment ,liaising with the hospital’s Sterile Services Department to ensure that equipment has been returned once re-sterilized and re-package.
• Facilitate and assist in diagnostics, Collects specimens, instructs patients on specimen collection, transport them and ensure that results are obtained, acknowledged by the doctor.
• Performs clinical nursing procedures, and general therapies and interventions, administers medication and treatments as per the scope of practice, hospital policy.
• Administers medication as per rights, adheres to medication management process, indent, labeling, storage, appropriateness review.
• Adhere to principles of infection control for infectious cases, documents in notification form, occupational injury form, infection control log and other relevant documentation as per policy.
• Assure proper consent for patients when applicable as per hospital policy.
• Initiates rapid response team, emergency resuscitative measures according to hospital protocol.
• Reports patient condition, handing over of information, to appropriate personnel during each shift.
• Facilitates transfer in and transfer out, by collaborating with the facility as per the transfer policy.
• Collaborates with all disciplines, support services and others concerned to deliver the best possible care for the patient.
• Addresses / escalates concerns to the immediate supervisor and ensures that it is resolved.

What you will do more

• Documents relevantly, legibly and precisely as per the documentation policy both in HIS and manual records as appropriate.
• Utilizes resources appropriately and efficiently ensuring cost effectiveness.
• Maintains inventory – drugs, including semi controlled and narcotics, consumables and supplies, participate in product evaluation whenever necessary.
• Delivers safe patient care consistently, follows the infection control practices consistently.
• By managing their time, effectively multitask and prioritize their responsibilities have a better time completing their duties in a timely manner and maintain confidence in critical situations.
• Applies necessary safety checks, functionality, checks, maintenance checks, precautions while operating medical equipment, including crash cart and ambulance as per hospital policy.
• Reports all significant relevant information professionally, timely and appropriately including near miss, incidents, issues and concerning patient care and patient safety.
• Demonstrates updated knowledge, reflective practice, critical thinking at all times for safe and high quality patient care.
• Updates self professionally, meet the training requirements, competencies, maintain self-performance log as expected, participate in professional development activities.
• Orients new staff, evaluates peer group and allied staff as per the hospital policy.
• Drives change, innovation, creativity, strategically think, as appropriate to scope of practice.
• Demonstrates ethical and professional behavior with supervisors, colleagues, health care providers, patients and family..
• Assess constantly risk and mitigates them, reports as per the hospital policy.
• Contributes to and maintain the safety of the patient and environment by identifying risks, hazards, potential harm as per the safety policy of the hospital.
• Extend support to all the processes, directly and indirectly towards patient care, patient satisfaction, organizational requirement such as patient feedback, patient complaints, statistical data, maintaining reports and records.
• Readily accepts any other responsibilities assigned by immediate supervisor.

Requirements for Role of Registered Nurse

• Master’s in nursing / Bachelor of Science in nursing / Diploma in nursing.
• Current license from home country, DHA license to practice in Dubai.
• Minimum 2 years of experience.
• BLS provider, ACLS provider.
• PALS preferable.
• Proven experience as operating room nurse (circulating and scrub, recovery room).

Skills And Knowledge Desired

• Spoken Arabic language preferable.
• Excellent knowledge of aseptic and sterile techniques.
• Solid understanding of patient safety and precautions.
• In-depth knowledge of surgical operation procedures.
• Outstanding organizational ability.
• A great team player with excellent communication skills.
• Cool tempered with emotional and physical stamina.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency in multi-tasking and handling stressful situations.
• Talent for negotiation and collaboration.
• Computer literate.
• Cognitive skills as per the position.

Consultant Cardiology NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah