Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is inviting Nurse professionals with current experience in Acute Care – Neurosurgery. This position is responsible for providing general and specialized direct and indirect patient care through the application of evidence-based nursing procedures and practices to patients of all ages on the assigned nursing units. This position is also responsible for demonstrating competency in the behavioral, growth, development and psychosocial needs of patients being treated.
Duties of Acute Care Neurosurgery Nurse
- Completes timely patient admission and ongoing assessments, plans and updates plan of care based on individual patient needs.
- Provides direct care and evaluates outcomes, incorporating principles of family centered care.
- Monitors and documents patients’ condition and effectiveness of care and interventions.
- Assesses educational needs of patients and significant others considering cultural needs and other special concerns.
- Provides teaching and educational material to the patient and/or significant as appropriate.
- Validates and documents patient and family understand of teaching.
- Administers prescribed medications in accordance with approved policies and protocols, utilizing barcode scanning.
- Carries out prescribed treatments in accordance with approved policies, protocols and educational material procedures.
- Demonstrates commitment to providing evidence based practice care by adhering to protocols for the care of patient populations.
- Delegates appropriate components of the nursing care plan to other members of the nursing team.
Qualifications & Experience
Following are the requirements for the role of Staff Nurse Acute Care Neurosurgery at CCAD:
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent qualification.
- Minimum of two (2) years post-graduate experience in an Acute care setting.
Certification & License of Neurosurgery Acute Care Nurse
- Valid and current national license.
- BLS is required from AHA or an equivalent organization or must be obtained within 3 months of employment.
- ACLS, PALS relevant to area of specialty is required, from AHA or an equivalent organization; or must obtain within 6 months of employment.
Job Specific Skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Ability to speak and write in Arabic is preferable.