Registered Nurse - ICU

Responsibilities

These must be upheld in accordance with the UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice and licensure as per the regulator. The post holder will always speak up if safety is a concern, treat all patients with kindness, respect and compassion, recognize and work within the limits of their own competence, take responsibility for their own actions, and communicate effectively with colleagues to ensure patients receive the safest and most effective care possible.

Perform additional duties when required.

Education and Training: ensure relevant training and competency is undertaken to deliver care safely, maintain up-to-date mandatory training requirements, follow and comply with the NMC Nurse Competency Matrix framework relevant to their role profile, be willing to learn new clinical skills and actively contribute to the learning culture through attendance of journal clubs and professional development programmes.

Support and supervise pre‑registration and new nurses and other health‑care workers when required. Participate in teaching, mentorship and preceptorship when required, and in clinical supervision of student nurses, newly graduated nurses, newly hired experienced nurses, return‑to‑practice nurses and nurses undergoing cross‑training or up‑skilling. Participate in Performance Improvement Plans when required. Share knowledge and skill with others to improve patient care and services.

Ensure they are skilled, trained and competent before using any medical device. Involve patients in their own healthcare and recovery through education, awareness and positive reinforcement.

Speak up if something isn’t right, maintain awareness of and comply with the NMC Policies and Procedures, participate in all activities related to DOH, DHA, MOH, MOHAP and NMC quality improvement when required, uphold regulatory and accreditation standards, continually seek to improve the service of and care delivery for patients and their families, report and notify all untoward serious and near‑miss incidents to the direct line manager and then through the incident reporting system in a timely manner, cooperate with all investigations and audits when requested to develop a learning culture and seek to improve care and services, promote customer service based on NMC patient satisfaction results, share best practices and quality patient outcomes through audit, and be aware of the impact of nursing care on patient outcomes measured through Nursing Sensitive Key Performance Indicators and external benchmarks.

Contribute to a positive practice environment by upholding the six standards of ANCC Pathway to Excellence.

Always uphold the reputation of the nursing profession, act as a positive role model for all nursing and support staff, demonstrate insight into own behaviour and in others, be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care under the indirect supervision of senior nursing staff, comply with all aspects of the UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice and licensure as per the regulator, refuse to undertake any task for which you have not been trained, always seek expert help when the demand of care, service or skill falls outside your capabilities, delegate tasks only to trained, skilled and competent team members, assist in updating clinical policies and guidelines in line with skill and experience, engage with and contribute to the professional development of colleagues, manage re‑licensure in a timely manner, maintain patient confidentiality, seek timely expert advice or senior nursing support when a patient’s condition fails to respond to prescribed treatment, and manage a deteriorating patient using the Early Warning System escalation process and American Heart Association emergency algorithms.

The post holder is required to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in service delivery and employment practices. All employees must comply with NMC equality and diversity policies, procedures and initiatives.

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