Staff Nurse-Tower B4- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
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About the Role
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi seeks a Staff Nurse for the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. The role involves coordinating nursing care, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, with a focus on patient/family education and transitions of care.
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Responsibilities
- Collect and analyze assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses/issues.
- Identify expected outcomes and develop a plan addressing health promotion, restoration, and maintenance.
- Implement the plan of care in partnership with patient, family, and healthcare team using evidence based interventions.
- Perform treatments and procedures according to established guidelines and protocols.
- Administer medications according to organization policies and procedures.
- Provide health teaching and health promotion to patients and families.
- Evaluate progress toward attainment of outcomes and revise plan as needed.
- Provide comprehensive clinical handover/report to ensure patient safety.
- Participate in evidence based practice and research activities.
- Demonstrate leadership behaviors and supervise practical nurses and junior staff.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Nursing OR Degree in Nursing (minimum 2 years course duration) with registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, or Australia
- Valid/current national license
- BLS certification
- Minimum 2 years clinical experience post qualification in appropriate setting (waived for UAE nursing graduates)
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Job Purpose
- The Staff Nurse is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care.
- Supports professional nursing practice across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family.
- Will understand, support and promote the mission, vision and values of SSMC.
- 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 and UAE.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assessment and Diagnosis: Collects and analyzes assessment data to determine diagnosis/issues.
- Planning and Outcomes Identification: Identifies expected outcomes and develops a plan that address health promotion, health restoration and health maintenance.
- Implementation and Coordination of Care Delivery: Implements the plan of care in partnership with the patient, family and healthcare team members.
- Health teaching and health promotion: Utilizes teaching strategies appropriate to the individual patient's condition and learning needs.
- Evaluation: Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
- Evidence based Practice and Research: Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
- Leadership: Demonstrates leadership behaviors in practice settings, across the profession, and in the community.
Accountabilities
- Applies the principles of professional codes of ethics that ensure individual rights in all areas of Practice.
- Maintains a professional and therapeutic nurse patient relationship and serves as a patient advocate.
- Speaks up to question healthcare practices as appropriate for safety and quality improvement.
- Discloses any observed illegal or incompetent practices.
- Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines.
- Considers factors related to effectiveness, cost, environmental health, and impact on practice.
- Utilizes current resources related to standards of care, policies and procedures.
- Navigates and utilizes electronic resources for information retrieval, communication, and documentation.
- Evaluates factors related to patient safety, effectiveness, availability, and cost.
- Promotes a practice environment that reduces environmental health risks for staff.
- Communicates environmental health risks and exposure reduction strategies.
- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning and education for self and others.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Required: NLT 2 years clinical experience post qualification in appropriate setting (waived for UAE nursing graduates).
- Required: Bachelor degree in nursing OR Degree in Nursing (minimum two years course duration) AND Registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia AND valid/current national license AND BLS.
- Desired: ACLS, PALS relevant to area of specialty.
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