Staff Nurse - OPD
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About the Role
The staff nurse provides high-quality patient care, assists physicians, maintains records, and ensures safety while promoting professional development and infection control.
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Responsibilities
- Assist physicians in conducting patient examinations and provide routine treatments
- Obtain specimens for testing and conduct select routine laboratory tests
- Perform OPD initial assessment and develop appropriate plan of care
- Maintain patient confidentiality and ensure continuity of care during shift handovers
- Participate in quality improvement programs and infection control activities
Requirements
- Nursing degree or equivalent qualification
- Competency in ECG interpretation
- Competency in medication administration via all routes
- Ability to assist with laser procedures in ophthalmology clinic
- Ability to apply/adapt/remove orthopedic casts
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Job Overview
- The staff nurse is accountable to the OPD Charge Nurse for delivering high quality care at Dallah Hospital.
- The post holder ensures attainment of agreed clinical standards and professional development.
Day to day Activities
- Assists physician in conducting patient examinations and provide routine treatments.
- Obtains specimen for testing, conducts select routine laboratory tests, and records result.
- Performs O.P.D. initial assessment and appropriate plan of care and relays information to physician.
- Contacts various department personnel when ordering supplies, obtaining patient medical records, etc.
- Performs related clinical duties such as compiling patient chart information and responding to routine patient inquiries.
- Under direction from physician, performs tests and procedures including ear washes, throat cultures, vaccines, and injections.
- Ensures patient chart information is prepared prior to patient admission.
- Obtains patient medical records and inserts appropriate notes, forms and test results.
- Maintains patient and clinic confidentiality.
- Maintains continuity of care during take over and handover reports.
- Ensures doctors' orders and patient management plans are followed.
- Ensures appropriate records of patient progress are maintained per hospital policies.
Competencies Required
- To obtain and interpret a 12 lead electrocardiogram.
- To assist with laser procedures in the Ambulatory Clinic (Ophthalmology clinic).
- To administer oxygen, nebulizer and aerosol treatments according to policy.
- Complies with nursing practice standard related to immunization.
- To be able to test visual acuity utilizing instruments provided.
- To be able to safely apply/adapt/remove orthopedic cast.
- To take actions to prevent patient falls.
- To promote healthy, independent behaviors through education.
- To provide appropriate care for pregnant women.
- To provide care for antenatal patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
- Ability to give medications safely via all routes relevant to age group and vulnerability.
- Participate in patient and family education.
Additional Notes
- This job description is not exhaustive; additional tasks may be assigned.
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