Job Description

Job Description
The Clinical Nurse is responsible for competently providing safe and effective direct care. The Clinical Nurse assesses care needs, plans, implements and evaluates programs of care to include patients and families. The Clinical Nurse is responsible for ensuring that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, aligned to Sidra Standards of Practice.

The Clinical Nurse participates in the supervision, orientation and training of staff and is responsible for education of patients, families and students. The Clinical Nurse is professionally accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer.

Responsibilities
Professionalism and Ethical Practice

Practices within the DHP Scope of Practice according to licensure within the State of Qatar
Provides total individualized patient care and assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care, discharge planning for each patient.
Ensures timely documentation of care, discharge planning and family education aligned to Sidra standards of documentation.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills by problem solving appropriately during patient care.
Independently initiates escalation of issues following the chain of command, utilizing resources as needed.
Independently maintains licensure and regulatory requirements (e.g. life support certifications and CPD requirements)
Meets requirements of organizational, profession and departmental/role specific orientation competencies.
Role model’s appearance and behaviors that promote a positive image of nursing.
Adheres to time and attendance requirements.
Participates in new staff/student orientation, assists in maintaining a suitable learning environment and acts as a preceptor/mentor in the supervision and teaching of new staff/students to develop their competence.
Actively participates and/or contributes the Shared Leadership structure to promote and embed Shared Leadership
Assumes responsibility for own professional development through lifelong learning to ensure continued competence and performance improvement.
Patient and Family Centered Care

Provides holistic, patient and family centered care based on evidence and best practice.
Anticipates and responds to patient and family care requirements.
Evaluates learning needs of patients and/or family and provides patient and family education
Maintains confidentiality at all times
Treats colleagues, patients, and visitors with dignity and respect at all times.
Teamwork and Collaboration

Promotes and maintains effective communication and teamwork
Demonstrates collaborative and respectful behavior
Contributes to a positive work environment.
Evidence Based Practice

Adheres to Sidra’s Nursing and Midwifery Standards of Practice
Ensures care is based on best evidence
Incorporates credible critically appraised evidence into nursing practice and when initiating change.
Quality Improvement

Identify ways to improve services through quality improvement initiatives
Participates in quality improvement initiatives and measure outcomes
Contributes effective use of resources and identifies any opportunities for efficiency.
Safety

Acknowledges own limitations in knowledge, judgment and/or skills, and functions within those limitations.
Seeks resolution in knowledge and competency gaps to ensure patient safety is maintained at all times
Demonstrates consistent and reliable use of technology and standardized practices that support safety and quality
Communicates observations or concerns related to hazards and errors to patients, families, and the healthcare team
Uses organizational error reporting systems for near miss and event reporting
Demonstrates effective use of strategies to reduce risk of harm to self or others
Assumes responsibility and accountability for own clinical decision, delegation and provides supervision to team members according to their competence and scope of practice.
Informatics

Accurately, concisely, and appropriately documents care, interventions and outcomes in a timely manner.
Practices contemporaneous documentation, ensuring entries into the medical record are recorded and signed in real time.
Utilizes data from the patient record to make decisions and responds appropriately to clinical decision-making supports and alerts.
Protects confidentiality of protected health information in electronic health records.
Follows all Hospital related policies and procedures.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Adheres to Sidra’s standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies.
Adheres to and promotes Sidra’s Values.

This job description forms the basis of the requirements for the role. The incumbent may be required to undertake specific assigned tasks relevant to their area of work and are additionally required to demonstrate competencies specific to the post as outlined in the Job Description Addendum.

Qualifications
ESSENTIAL PREFERRED
Education
Bachelor Degree in Nursing (4 years)
Registered Nurse
Post graduate certificate in specialty if applicable in country of origin
Experience
2+ years of recent clinical nursing experience within the relevant specialty from a highly esteemed healthcare institution
No minimum experience requirement for University of Calgary Qatar Graduates only
Exceptions to the experience requirement may be granted for Qatari nationals (internal and external candidates), with a reduction of up to two (2) years.

Certification and Licensure Valid professional Nursing license in country of origin
Job Specific Skills and Abilities
Effective communication skills
Excellent team player
Motivated and enthusiastic
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
Fluency in written and spoken English