Registered Nurse - CCU

NMC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 89,280 - 200,880; Full time

Job summary

NMC Healthcare, Abu Dhabi, invites experienced registered nurses to join our multidisciplinary teams across clinical departments. You will coordinate and deliver patient care, educate patients and families, and provide compassionate support in line with safety and best practice.

Essential: valid nursing license, current BLS or ACLS as applicable, and clear English communication. Arabic language skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority.
• Manage their own professional re-licensure.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written).
• Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter-professional team.
• Organizational and administrative skills for using the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their families.
• Assess and identify patients’ needs and implement and monitor the patient’s medical plan and treatment, working with a team of physicians and other healthcare specialists or allied health professionals 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 the patient’s bystanders.
• Record vital signs, recognize, address and elevate any 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 mandated by regulatory requirements and scope, including Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation, and others.
• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.
• Administer medications and monitor patients for 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 admission, transfer and discharge.
• Assist in all ICU procedures: inserting invasive lines, CRRT, haemodialysis, lumbar puncture, all types of draining, tracheostomy insertion, cardiac output monitoring, IABP, thermoregulation, and more.
• Provide comprehensive pre‑operative and post‑operative nursing care to all surgical patients.
• Play a predominant role in preparation, administration and documentation of medication.
• Perform a wide range of nursing procedures with attention to accuracy, patient safety and comfort, including those that require strict aseptic technique.
• Assist with transfer of patients within the healthcare facilities and serve as transport nurse for patients during ambulance transport.
• Demonstrate competency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and participate as a member of a Code Blue team hospital‑wide.
• Maintain and update all relevant patient documentation and medical records as per hospital policy and procedure.
• Follow the reporting mechanisms and chain of command in the nursing services department, reporting patient care issues promptly and correctly.
• Demonstrate an economical approach to the utilization of equipment and supplies while assisting the head nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock.

Job description

Our Nursing Vision

At NMC Healthcare, we are committed to providing clinical excellence through safe, compassionate, and individualized care to every patient, every time.

Our Nursing Mission

To exemplify clinical excellence, every NMC nurse will seek to:

• Do the right thing
• Be the patient’s advocate
• Be open and transparent
• Deliver safe, compassionate care
• Recognize the uniqueness of each patient
• Contribute to an outstanding patient experience
• Engage with and contribute to a learning culture
• Lead and influence changes in healthcare

Our Nursing Values

• Safety
• Excellence
• Ethics
• Trust
• Collaboration

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their families.
• Assess and identify patients’ needs and implement and monitor the patient’s medical plan and treatment, working with a team of physicians and other healthcare specialists or allied health professionals 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 the patient’s bystanders.
• Record vital signs, recognize, address and elevate any 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 mandated by regulatory requirements and scope, including Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation, and others.
• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.
• Administer medications and monitor patients for 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 admission, transfer and discharge.
• Assist in all ICU procedures: inserting invasive lines, CRRT, haemodialysis, lumbar puncture, all types of draining, tracheostomy insertion, cardiac output monitoring, IABP, thermoregulation, and more.
• Provide comprehensive pre‑operative and post‑operative nursing care to all surgical patients.
• Play a predominant role in preparation, administration and documentation of medication.
• Perform a wide range of nursing procedures with attention to accuracy, patient safety and comfort, including those that require strict aseptic technique.
• Assist with transfer of patients within the healthcare facilities and serve as transport nurse for patients during ambulance transport.
• Demonstrate competency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and participate as a member of a Code Blue team hospital‑wide.
• Maintain and update all relevant patient documentation and medical records as per hospital policy and procedure.
• Follow the reporting mechanisms and chain of command in the nursing services department, reporting patient care issues promptly and correctly.
• Demonstrate an economical approach to the utilization of equipment and supplies while assisting the head nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority, with all the qualifications and experience required.
• Manage their own professional re‑licensure.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written).

Desired:

• Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter‑professional team.
• Organizational and administrative skills for using the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.
• Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic.