Staff Nurse OPD & Corporate Clinic

؜ - ؜Sharjah ؜ -

Job details

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

Job Summary

  • Advertiser: University Hospital Sharjah
  • Announcement date: 26/12/2022
  • Type of employment: -
  • Experience level: -
  • Educational level: -
  • Job location: Sharjah
  • Salary: -
  • Phone number: -
اللغة: العربيّة