Job Description

Provides direct patient care and coordinates patient care-related activities using the scientific process of nursing. Nursing care is given to Paediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations.

General

• Provides age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process
• Performs patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques
• Performs continual critical care assessment of patient and family’s physical and psychological needs
• Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate
• Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
• Coordinates and plans critical care/clinical pathway, and prioritizes care, based on individual needs. Revise the care plan as necessary
• Initiates appropriate transfer plan
• Recognizes subtle cues to anticipate potential problems
• Documents all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital/departmental standards
• Ensures availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care
• Performs clerical duties when needed
• Assumes responsibility for meeting Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) required mandatory education (e.g. fire, safety, infection control and others)
• Participates in staff meetings and unit committees/projects
• Participates in developing and achieving unit goals
• Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff
• Performs safe handling and administrating of Narcotic/Controlled and Semi-Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures
• Ensures completion of unit competencies i.e. pain management, and utilization of Emergency department devices
• Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice
• Completes yearly, the critical care nursing competencies (basic)
• Participates in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities (data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, medication error reporting etc.)
• Participates in ongoing educational activities
• Maintains mandatory educational requirements
• Performs additional duties when required

Satellite Clinic Specific

• Identifies the patient accurately
• Identifies and responds to urgent/emergencies appropriately and directs team members
• Provides Nursing Care to patients before and post-procedure
• Books patient for appointment, procedure, or treatment according to treatment plan
• Follows up on patients’ diagnostic tests and coordinate with physicians to inform patients about their results, treatment, or if a follow-up is needed with a physician
• Keeps consultation rooms stocked and clean before and after the patient has been seen
• Ensures patient education is provided upon discharge
• Checks crash cart, refrigeration temperature checklist, etc
• Reports medical equipment due for Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) monthly
• Addresses urgent care cases with the physician
• Addresses all Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tasks on time
• Calls patients to inform them of approved labs and images and ensure scheduling takes place
• Updates all patients about the status of their requests
• Follows up with the insurance coordinators on approvals needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (minimum of three (3) years full-time course duration) or Degree in Nursing (minimum two (2) years course duration) and Registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia
• For UAE nationals graduates of UAE or non-UAE universities are exempted from the experience and clinical training requirements for the applied title. (UAE nationals must submit a copy of their birth certificate and the mother’s family book)
• Non-UAE national graduates from UAE universities are required to successfully complete six (6) months of clinical training post-graduation in an APS health facility (except for Registered and assistant Nurse titles)
• Must hold a valid License/Registration to practice in their home country and/or country of last employment (where applicable)
• Must hold a minimum of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification or others according to the scope of practice

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of two (2) years of recent post-graduate experience
• Knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age, appropriateness, and developmental needs of patients
• Skills in the assessment of patient and family’s physical and psychological needs
• Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritizing care based on individual needs
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is essential