Job Description

The post holder will always put the health, wellbeing and safety of their patient first as they assess, plan, implement and evaluate their needs.

To support and demonstrate our NMC Nursing Mission, Vision and Values:

Our Nursing Vision: At NMC Healthcare, we are committed to providing clinical excellence through safe, compassionate and individualized care to every patient, every time.

Our Nursing Mission: To exemplify clinical excellence, every NMC nurse will seek to:

• Do the right thing
• Be the patient’s advocate
• Be open and transparent
• Deliver safe, compassionate care
• Recognize the uniqueness of each patient
• Contribute to an outstanding patient’s experience
• Engage with and contribute to, a learning culture
• Lead and influence changes in healthcare

Our Nursing Values: We will achieve this through our core values:

• Safety
• Excellence
• Ethics
• Trust
• Collaboration

The post holder will work collaboratively with other team members, will uphold and live the NMC Nursing Strategy in order to provide safe and outstanding care to their patient, relatives, friends and significant others all the time, every time.

Responsibilities

• Be 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 will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings
• Perform systematic patient assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
• Understand and analyze the assessment information and data
• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues
• Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care
• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the medical team
• Record vital signs, recognize and address abnormalities
• 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
• Perform essential life support (BLS
• 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 
• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed 

Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission and discharge

Qualifications

• Have an appropriate license to work as a nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority (DoH, DHA) with all the qualification and experience this mandates.
• Manage their own professional revalidation
• Have basic life support qualification (within past 24 months)
• Have an active interest in the clinical field in which they are employed
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary 
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)

DESIRABLE: The post holder should have:

• Evidenced experience/expertise in the clinical field in which they are employed
• Evidenced ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the HIS platform for clinical documentation

Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic