Registered Nurse - NICU

Responsibilities

• Always uphold the reputation of the nursing profession.
• Act as a positive role model for all nursing and support staff.
• Must have insight of 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 will all aspects of the UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice and licensure as per the regulator.
• Refuse to undertake any task for which he/she has not been trained and is not competent to undertake.
• Always seek expert help when the demand of care, service or skill, falls outside their capabilities.
• Only delegate tasks to those team members who are trained, skilled and competent to undertake such tasks.
• Assist in updating clinical policies and guidelines in line with skill and experience.
• Assist, engage with and contribute to the professional development of colleagues.
• Ensure re-licensure is managed in a timely manner.
• Always maintain patient confidentiality.
• Ensure timely expert advice or senior nursing support is sought when a patient's condition fails to respond to prescribed treatment.
• Manage a deteriorating patient without delay, using the Early Warning System escalation process and American Heart Association emergency algorithms.
• Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.
• Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.
• Perform systematic patient assessment, re‑assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
• Understand and analyse the assessment information and data.
• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.
• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patient’s bystanders.
• Record vital signs, recognise, address and elevate all abnormalities.
• Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.
• Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.
• Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.
• Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as Basic Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation.
• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.
• Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.
• Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions.
• Provide wound care management.
• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non‑invasive as needed.
• Facilitate the process of safe patient’s admission, transfer and discharge.
• Competent with all the mandatory and unit specific competencies supported and assigned on the Elsevier platform to ensure adherence to evidence‑based practices.
• Demonstrate proficiency in emergency procedures, equipment, and protocols relevant to the department.
• Participate in ongoing programs and certification to support professional growth and maintain clinical competency.
• Comply with unit Scope of Service.
• Complete care and safety of allocated neonates.
• Able to care critically ill, unconscious, or ventilated neonates.
• Accurate monitoring of vital signs, hemodynamics, and oxygenation and recording of patient condition.
• Report any abnormality in patient condition immediately to the medical staff and elevate as and when required.
• Competent in all aspects of neonatal nursing care.
• Assist to resuscitate an asphyxiated newborn.
• Consult and cooperate with medical staff on the care of the mother and baby.
• Care for relatives’ need and emotions through stressful situation and bereavement.
• Perform duties based on professional ethics, assuring privacy and maintaining confidentiality.
• Safe custody and administration of drugs/narcotics as per hospital policy.
• Educate the family regarding the growth and…