Assistant Nurse OPD Job Description
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Provide nursing care as delegated and supervised by the registered nurse licensed for independent practice, while remaining responsible and accountable for your actions. Work as a valuable member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team and contribute to the planning and delivery of nursing tasks.
Note: Assistants are not expected to prepare, administer, or document medications, as this is outside their scope of clinical practice competency.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients with daily activities such as ambulation, transferring, physical activities, range of motion exercises, dressing, grooming, bathing, and personal hygiene.
- Support non-pharmacological comfort and pain relief interventions, establishing an environment conducive to patient comfort.
- Observe and report changes in patient status and reactions to care.
- Perform procedures like measuring fluid intake/output, height, weight, and transporting patients and specimens.
- Contribute to patient education on health risk factors and health determinants.
- Participate in health promotion, early detection, and screening strategies.
- Assist specialists and consultants in procedures within the OPD.
- Conduct initial patient assessments and demonstrate triage skills.
- Maintain and update medical records according to hospital policies.
- Ensure departmental cleanliness and adhere to infection control policies.
- Identify patients with communicable diseases and follow isolation protocols.
- Maintain confidentiality of patient records.
- Assess educational needs of patients and families, providing relevant health education.
- Follow reporting protocols within the Nursing Department.
- Participate in ongoing professional development and continuing education.
- Be competent in CPR and participate in emergency response teams.
- Manage equipment and supplies efficiently, including daily checks of emergency carts and inventory management.
- Adhere strictly to hospital policies on fire safety, patient safety, infection control, and other safety measures.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors.
- Implement health and safety measures during pandemics, including safe work practices and hazard reporting.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Current nursing license from the country of origin and DOH license to practice in Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Minimum of 2 years nursing experience post-qualification
- BLS provider certification