Registered Nurse Paediatric Ward NMC Specialty Hospital Abu Dhabi

NMC Healthcare is currently looking to hire a candidate for the job role of a Registered Nurse in Paediatric Ward in NMC Specialty Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE. This is an Intermediate level full time role. For this position salary ranges from 6000-15000 AED, which may be slightly negotiable during the interview process.

Responsibilities of Registered Nurse

• 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 work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.
• Assessment and Evaluation: Meet the essential mental and physical health needs of people of all ages and conditions, including those under end-of-life care.
• Perform systematic patient assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
• Diagnosis: Understand and analyze the assessment information and data
• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Outcomes Identification: Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.
• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the medical team.
• Planning: Define the care plan in collaboration with the healthcare team, patients and families.
• Maintain and update the technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.
• Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.
• Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory exams.
• Intervention & Implementation: Develop a plan of care for each patient.
• Assess and manage all patient populations with appropriate intervention.
• Insert, manage, and discontinue intravenous catheters and intraurethral catheters.
• Record vital signs, recognize, and address abnormalities.
• Perform essential life support (BLS)
• Support patient with personal care activities such as feeding, dressing, and performing hygiene.
• 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.
• Maintain a safe environment using quality assurance and risk management strategies.
• Provide a safe environment for patients and staff, including implementing infection control procedures.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in continuous healthcare related quality improvement activities.
• Reflect on practice outcomes and make changes to practice when appropriate.
• Evaluates patient’s treatment outcome.
• Engage in proper documentation relevant to patient’s care.
• Assists specialists / consultants in the specific procedures done in the surgical OPD.
• Performs the initial assessment of the patients.
• Performs nursing procedures with attention to accuracy, patient safety and comfort.
• Strictly adheres to performing ‘TIME Out’ before the procedure.
• Ensures strict aseptic techniques are followed while performing the various surgical procedures.
• Responsible for maintaining cleanliness of the unit as per infection control and waste management policy of the hospital.
• Demonstrates deep knowledge in the nursing care of patients undergoing surgical procedures .
• Competent in monitoring of patients during and post sedation / anesthesia.
• Provides appropriate health teaching to the patient and family about further management and care.
• Prepares, administers and documents medication if given to the patient.
• Maintains and updates all relevant patient documentations/medical records as per hospital policy and procedures.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient’s records.
• Coordinates with the front office desk of her/his designated area for smooth functioning and optimum patient care.
• Follows the reporting mechanisms/chain of command in the Nursing Department. Ensuring patient care issues are correctly and quickly reported.
• Takes responsibility for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating and continuing education.
• Competent with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation technique.
• Responsible for checking the crash cart as per the checklist .
• Responsible for appropriate storage and maintaining inventory of medications including high alert medications and narcotics as per hospital policy.
• Responsible for appropriate storage and maintaining inventory of Hazmat items including the MSDS as per hospital policy.
• Ensures preventative and ongoing maintenance of equipment is carried out, reporting all failures or deficiencies through appropriate department head.

What you will do more

• Demonstrates an economical approach to the utilization of equipment’s and supplies while assisting the Charge Nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock.
• Participates as a member of the code black team of the hospital as per the hospital policy.
• Demonstrates sound knowledge and participates in fire safety, patient safety, infection control and the other necessary precautions as per hospital policy.
• Takes responsibility for the unit in the absence of the Charge Nurse as assigned .
• Demonstrates strict adherence to all hospital policies and procedures.
• Carries out other duties as instructed by the Nursing Shift Supervisor / Nursing Director.
• Responsible for implementing health and safety measures related to the Pandemic for themselves and others by their actions or omissions, and continue the provision of health-care during a pandemic.
• Responsible to comply with the managements instructions and policies, i.e. follow safe work practices, use equipment, wear protective equipment, participate in training, and report hazards or injury, etc.
• Responsible to monitor their own health and immediately report any issues of concern to their HOD.

Requirements for Role of Registered Nurse

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Current license in country of origin and with DOH license to practice in Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Minimum 2 years nursing experience after qualification.
•  BLS provider.

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