Date: 08-Jan-2023
Location: Sharjah, AE
Company: University Hospital Sharjah
Position Summary
To provide clinical nursing care based upon treatment plan whilst managing the
patient flow throughout the Out-Patient setting, ensuring a seamless patient
journey across all hospital departments
Summary of Main Duties
- Actively participates in upholding and promoting the vision and culture of University Hospital Sharjah (UHS)
- Complies with all UHS policies, procedures and fire regulations
- Participates in all aspects of the International Accreditation program to assist UHS to attain and maintain international accreditation standards
- Performs nursing practice in line with the facility, MOH, JCI and FDON policies, procedures and standards
- Assess, plan, implements and evaluates the nursing care of each patient, considering the patient's individuality, abilities, culture and right to choose
- Prioritizes patients' individual needs and delegates aspects of nursing care to other nursing team members within his/her scope of professional practice
- Performs nursing care in response to the patient's needs, treatment plan and nursing care plan, supported by nursing knowledge and current best practice
- Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care, within agreed scope of practice and competency
- Documents the nursing care of each patient in the Out-Patient Department according to facility medical record and documentation policy
- Assists and provides documented patient and family health education, based upon the individual nursing care plan of the patient
- Ensures patient environment is safe for patients and staff by utilizing infection control practices, adhering to International patient safety goals and following facility health and safety policies
- Collaborates with the Multi-disciplinary team and acts as patient advocate to ensure quality care is delivered
- Adhere to the safe administration of medication policy within the facility, administering prescribed medications, including narcotics as per scope of practice
- Monitors the condition of patient and reports any changes to appropriate personnel
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates sensitivity to patients' comfort and privacy and expresses interest in their progress
- Utilizes and ensures maintenance of equipment and instruments, reporting any damages, equipment malfunctioning to the Bio - Medical department and nurse in charge immediately, including the quality control checks on refrigerators and monitoring of room temperatures
- Ensures all administrative billing documentation, appointment scheduling and insurance approval is complete as per facility policy and billing details have been communicated with patient and family
- Participates in nursing continuous quality improvement initiatives, in service education programmes, unit meetings and committee functions as assigned by nurse in charge
- Initiates emergency, safety practices and fire safety measures as necessary
- Reports all incidents through agreed channels and chain of command, ensuring Incident report is completed, submitted to nurse in charge and any immediate action required taken
- Maintains unit stock/consumables, crash cart stock, in accordance with facility policy on medication expiry dates and safe location of consumable items
- Maintains and adheres to patient confidentiality at all times
- Responsible for attendance to yearly mandatory training as scheduled on mandatory training calendar
- Responsible for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating knowledge through educational activities
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned (within scope of practice)
- The employment terms and conditions for this position are specified in the individuals Employment Contract
Position Requirements/Qualifications
Required
* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing holding a BSc Nursing /Diploma of Nursing, not less than 3 years study duration
* Minimum 2 years post-graduation experience with at least 1 years in current specialty
* BLS certificate
Desirable
* Advanced Life support
Licenses/Registration
Required
* Current license in country of origin
* UAE Ministry of Health License
Within three months of employment
* BLS certificate
Position criteria Other Skills/Abilities
Position Criteria
* 2 years post graduate experience
* Computer literate familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel
* Must be fluent in written and spoken English, spoken Arabic an advantage
Advantage
* Previous UAE experience
* experience in a commissioning environment
* experience of working in International accredited hospital (JCIA)
* Participated in Preceptors/Education programs
Other Skills/Abilities
* Have knowledge current evidence-based nursing practice.
* Demonstrate proven success in collaborating with peers & colleagues and able to work in, a diverse multi-cultural environment
* Basic data management & analytical skills