SAUDI ARABIA Registered Nurse - Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide total, direct nursing care in accordance with the plan of care and needs of the patients with respect for privacy, dignity, personal preference and culture.
• Prepare, administer, and document the administration of all prescribed medication by the physician, managing intravenous lines, observing and monitoring and recording patients' conditions, maintaining records and communicating with all healthcare providers.
• Maintain knowledge of resources for therapeutic effects, usual dosages, contraindications, side effects and adverse reactions for all drugs and parental fluids administered.
• Maintain accountability for narcotics and controlled drugs. Escalate any adverse events/reactions as per policy.
• Perform an age specific, systematic and holistic initial assessment of the patient health status, and refer to appropriate specialty if necessary.
• Assess patient/family educational needs and readiness to learn utilizing appropriate resources. Assess patient/family discharge planning needs utilizing appropriate resources.
• Document all assessments, interventions and other relevant information in the patients health care records on an ongoing basis.
• Collaborate with the patient/family and other members of the health care team to develop and update a plan of care that is consistent with the medical diagnosis and based on the patient's changing physical, psychosocial and age related requirements.
• Establish realistic and measurable goals that are culturally sensitive, and identifies nursing interventions to achieve the goals.
• Evaluate on an ongoing basis the patient's progress and the appropriateness of the plan of care involving the patient/family and other health team members, and update the plan as needed.
• Recognize when patient care needs extend beyond the limits of personal ability and consult appropriate resources.
• Provide a leadership and resource role in the provision of patient care, as applicable. Act as a unit management resource, as might be assigned (i.e. care coordinators, charge nurse, team leader, etc.), initiate appropriate chain of command if unable to resolve issues satisfactorily.