Senior Staff Nurse - Cardiology Clinic & General OPD Job Abu Dhabi area,UAE/Dubai,Nursing

Job description

General:

Provides age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process:
Performs patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age specific assessment techniques.
Performs continual critical care assessment of patient, and family's physical and psychological needs.
Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.
Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care.
Coordinates and plans critical care/clinical pathway, and prioritizes care, based on individual needs. Revise the care plan as necessary.
Initiates appropriate transfer plan.
Recognizes subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.
Documents all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital/departmental standards.
Ensures availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.
Performs clerical duties when needed.
Assumes responsibility for meeting Joint Commission International (JCI) required mandatory education (e.g., fire, safety, infection control and others).
Participates in staff meetings and unit committees/projects.
Participates in developing and achieving unit goals.
Performs additional duties when required.
Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff.
Performs safe handling and administering of Narcotic/Controlled and Semi Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures.
Ensures completion of both core and unit-specific competencies upon joining, annually thereafter, or whenever necessitated by new services, specialized equipment, or updated technology.
Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice.
Participates in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities (data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, medication error reporting etc.).
Participates in ongoing educational activities.

Responsibilities:

Operational Management:

Assists staff nurses and care assistants in planning, implementing, and evaluating direct patient care.
Ensures accurate nursing documentation is maintained according to hospital policy and procedures.
Collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare professionals to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Promotes incident, customer complaint and patient satisfaction survey reporting to improve patient and family care.
Assists in creating a safe and friendly environment for all patients, their families, and other staff members.
Maintains effective communication between patients, nurses, and physicians regarding follow-up care/instructions.
Maintains updated service-specific competencies – according to guidelines.
Provides supervision and advice to nursing staff regarding patients' enquiries.

Unit Specific:

Performs nursing interventions/procedures per established standards of care ( Competency List "Green Book") policy and procedures including but not limited to:
Performs defibrillation techniques, encompassing defibrillation, cardioversion, and transcutaneous pacing.
Contributes to the care of patients necessitating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Provides assistance to patients receiving extracorporeal hemoadsorption (EHAC) therapy.

Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

Bachelor's degree in nursing (minimum of three (3) years full-time course duration) or
For UAE nationals graduates of UAE or non-UAE universities are exempted from the experience and clinical training requirements for the applied title. (UAE National must submit a copy of their birth certificate and the mother's family book).
Non-UAE national graduates from UAE universities are required to successfully complete six (6) months of clinical training post-graduation in an APS health facility (except for Registered and assistant Nurse titles).
Must hold a valid License/Registration to practice in their home country and/or country of last employment (where applicable).
Must hold a minimum of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification or others according to the scope of practice.

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of recent post-graduate experience in Cardiology Nursing or Heart Centre.
Previous Team Leader or Senior Registered Nurse experience is an advantage.
Knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age, appropriateness, and developmental needs of patients.
Skills in the assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological…