Registered Nurse - Trauma and ER

Description –

Job Summary:

• Registered to work without supervision and is responsible and accountable for their own actions.
• Manages patients care in allocated area ensuring good standard of care provided.
• Responsible for supervision of lower category staff

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Check, prepare and assemble all machineries, equipment's, and instruments required prior to procedure, based on patients procedural needs.
• Intervenes appropriately in clinical emergency situations
• Demonstrates competency in cardio pulmonary resuscitation and participates as a member of Code Blue hospital wide.
• Demonstrates priority setting or triage skills and timeliness in responding to patient's needs
• Demonstrates competency in providing emergency nursing care and procedures for patients of all ages
• Demonstrates vigilance in identifying patients with communicable diseases and following the appropriate isolation technique for such patients
• Ensures that all the DOHnotifications to be done from Emergency Room are completed within the stipulated time frame.
• Responsible for patient and family education.
• Responsible for the supervision of the practical nurse.
• Prepares and assemble all equipment's, and instruments required prior to procedure, based on patients procedural needs.
• Performs a wide range of nursing procedures with attention to accuracy, patient safety and comfort, including those requiring strict aseptic technique
• Maintains and updates all relevant patient documentation / medical records as per hospital policy and procedure.
• Follows the reporting mechanisms / chain of command in the nursing services department. All patient care issues shall be correctly and promptly reported.
• Demonstrates an economical approach to the utilization of equipment's and supplies while assisting the head nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock.
• Assists with transfer of patients within the health care facilities and serves as transport nurse for patients during ambulance transport.
• Responds to external disaster (Code Black) as per hospital protocol.
• Responsible for checking the crash cart as per the checklist
• Responsible for maintaining inventory checklist of medications including high alert medications and narcotics as per hospital policy
• Responsible for maintaining inventory checklist of Hazmat items including the MSDS as per hospital policy
• Ensures preventative and ongoing maintenance of equipment is carried out, reporting all failures or deficiencies through appropriate department head
• Ensure ambulance checks are done and checklist completed according to policy.
• Demonstrates strict adherence to all hospital policies and procedures
• Demonstrates sound knowledge and participates in fire safety, patient safety, infection control and the other necessary precautions as per hospital policy.
• Takes responsibility for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating and continuing education.
• Takes responsibility for the unit in the absence of the Head Nurse as assigned
• Carries out other duties as instructed by the Nursing Shift Supervisor / Nursing Administrator
• Comply with all OSH and infection control policies, standards and procedures and cooperate with hospital management to comply those requirements
• Work accordance with the documented OSH procedures and instructions, specific responsibilities
• Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures
• Notifying OSH Hazards, incidents, Near misses and issues and assistance with the preparation of risk assessments, incident reports
• Comply with Waste management procedures and policies
• Attend applicable OSH/Infection control training programs, mock drills and awareness programs
• Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems

Qualifications

Qualification, Licensure, Education, Experience, Special Skills:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Current license in the country of origin and with any UAE Nursing practice license (DOH, DHA & MOH)
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience after qualification.
• BLS provider
• Good English is spoken & written, Arabic language advantageous/desirable but not essential.