Staff Nurse (Sakina)
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About the Role
SEHA - Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. seeks a Staff Nurse to provide age-appropriate patient care at a hospital in Abu Dhabi. The role involves assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, leadership, and patient education.
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Responsibilities
- Provide age appropriate patient care according to the Nursing Scope of Practice
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in accordance with policies and procedures
- Demonstrate critical thinking, conflict management and problem solving ability
- Promote interdisciplinary team approach based on mutual respect and direct communication
- Identify, manage and report incidents to immediate supervisor and physician as required
- Act as role model to fellow nursing staff and supervise practical nurses, junior staff and student nurses
- Utilize evidence based practice in the provision of care
- Identify significant changes in patient condition, initiate appropriate action and report
- Assess patient and family education needs, plan for and provide education and evaluate outcome
- Participate in quality improvement activities and ensure compliance with patient safety goals
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Nursing OR Associate degree in Nursing from Canada or USA with minimum two (2) years course duration AND Successful Completion Of The National Exam (USA: NCLEX RN; Canada: Licensing Exam)
- Valid nursing license/registration as per regulatory body
- At least two years of nursing experience (implied from associate degree requirement)
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Job Description
- Understands, supports and promotes the mission, vision and values of Organization.
- Provides age appropriate patient care according to the Nursing Scope of Practice as defined by the regulatory body.
- Adheres to and promotes the Professional Nurses Code of Conduct for Abu Dhabi.
- Promotion of health and delivery of health education.
Key Responsibilities Leadership
- Demonstrates critical thinking, conflict management and problem solving ability.
- Promotes an interdisciplinary team approach based on mutual respect and direct communication between health professionals to provide patient and family centered care.
- Identify, manage and report incidents to immediate supervisor and to physician as required.
- Acts as role model to fellow nursing staff.
- Promotes a suitable learning environment for staff, acts as mentor/ preceptor as needed.
- Supervises practical nurses and practical midwives, junior staff and student nurses to ensure the provision of safe and effective patient care.
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of resource consumption and practices within a cost effective framework.
- Actively participates in organizational change in a constructive manner.
- Performs in charge duties as delegated.
Key Responsibilities Clinical Practice
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care in accordance with the organization’s policy and procedures and the unit scope of service.
- Demonstrates knowledge in and compliance with the completion of documentation in an appropriate timeframe according to BE policies and guidelines.
- Demonstrates ability to navigate Malaffi accurately and efficiently.
- Uses the individualized, integrated plan of care to guide and prioritize care throughout the episode incorporating discharge planning and setting measurable goals daily which are transparent to the patient.
- Assumes accountability and responsibility for own practice and does not carry out tasks beyond level of competence.
- Utilizes evidence based practice in the provision of care.
- Identifies significant changes in patient condition, initiates appropriate action and reports to immediate supervisor or physician as appropriate.
- Demonstrates knowledge in the assessment and reassessment of pain and complies with BE policies, guidelines and documentation in the treatments and escalation of pain management.
- Prioritizes patient care based on ongoing assessment of patient needs.
- Participates in the referral process and utilizes available resources for the provision of comprehensive care to patients and families.
- Demonstrates service excellence and acts as a patient advocate to support the patient’s rights and dignity at all times.
- Facilitates a climate of mutual understanding, and appreciation of cross cultural differences inherent in a multicultural society.
Key Responsibilities Communication
- Upholds the organization’s customer service standards at all times.
- Demonstrates ability to communicate clearly, timely and concisely using appropriate channels respective to the situation.
- Facilitates effective communication between the patient, family and the interdisciplinary health care team as required.
- Actively participates in meetings, rounds and case conferences in the role of primary nurse.
- Provides comprehensive clinical handover and reports as required to ensure patient safety.
- Establishes and maintains professional boundaries with patients and members of the health care team.
- Recognizes appropriate communication channels respective to the situation.
Key Responsibilities Performance Improvement/Risk
- Participates in quality improvement activities by assisting with the development, implementation and review of policies, procedures and, guidelines.
- Actively contributes to the organizations’ culture of patient safety.
- Monitors and assists in evaluating unit operation and services in order to correct problems, improve systems and ensure safe patient care.
- Ensures provision of a clean and safe working environment that minimizes risks to patients and family.
- Identifies risk in the environment, escalates and maintains records of reporting if appropriate.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and is compliant with isolation precautions and hand hygiene.
- Is compliant with all annual mandatory Health and Safety training as per BE policy.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of, and compliance with International and DOH patient safety goals.
Key Responsibilities Patient and Family Education
- Assess patient and family education needs, plan for and provide education and evaluate outcome.
- Ensures patient and family are provided with comprehensive information and resources to meet their health care needs.
- Provides a suitable environment that supports patient and family learning.
- Engages in health promotion activities in the healthcare organization and community.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team in the planning, implementation, and delivery of patient education process.
- Implement the appropriate educational theories/established practices to promote health and wellness.
Key Responsibilities Professional Responsibilities
- Practices within the Scope of practice as defined by the regulatory body.
- Adheres to the Code of Conduct for Abu Dhabi and the organization.
- Completes mandatory and unit specific competencies and demonstrates ongoing compliance with appropriate evidence.
- In conjunction with, but not limited to, the Manager / Charge Nurse / CRN, identifies own professional learning needs and develops a learning plan as required.
- Participates in self and peer evaluation including reflective practice.
- Initiates or participates in clinical research that contributes to continual improvement in standards of care.
- Develops and maintains own Professional Portfolio.
- Obtains accredited and non accredited Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Units in compliance with HAAD requirements.
General
- The staff nurse will also be expected to contribute to the wider corporate and organizational development needs as appropriate within scope of practice.
- The staff nurse will be expected to ensure compliance with the requirement of the Health and Safety regulations of the hospital.
- This job description is not definitive and following periodic review may be subject to change.
- Adheres to the guiding principles and values inherent in the SEHA NMoC.
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Nursing OR Associate degree in Nursing from Canada or USA with minimum two (2) years course duration AND Successful Completion Of The National Exam (USA: NCLEX RN; Canada: Licensing Exam)
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