Registered Nurse - LDR

NMC healthcare LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NMC healthcare LLC in Abu Dhabi is seeking a registered nurse to provide and coordinate patient care, assess needs, and collaborate with healthcare professionals. The successful candidate will be responsible for educating patients about health conditions, implementing treatment plans, and ensuring safe patient care.

This role requires a valid nursing license and the ability to communicate effectively in English. The candidate will also manage professional re-licensure independently and be willing to work across departments as necessary.

Qualifications

• Appropriate license to work as a registered nurse with relevant regulatory authority.
• Manage professional re-licensure independently.
• Clear communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate patient care, educating patients about health conditions.
• Assess patients' needs and implement treatment plans.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals across various settings.

Skills

Effective communication skills in English

Team collaboration

Patient assessment

Wound care management

Education

License to work as a registered nurse

Valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and offer 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.
• Collaborate with physicians, other healthcare specialists, and allied health professionals across various settings.
• Perform systematic patient assessment and re‑assessment, collecting pertinent data on the patient’s health or situation.
• Understand and analyze assessment data.
• Determine nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Define predicted and expected outcomes for the patient’s planned care.
• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team in collaboration with the patient and bystanders.
• Record vital signs, recognize and address abnormalities.
• Maintain and update technical and clinical nursing skills.
• Employ strategies to promote patient health and a safe environment.
• Understand diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.
• Perform and start phototherapy as per physician orders, interpreting bilirubin results and acting accordingly.
• Perform essential life support per regulatory requirements, including Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Neonatal Resuscitation.
• Prepare patients for medical examinations and treatment.
• Administer medications and monitor patients for side effects and reactions.
• Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor for reactions.
• Provide wound care management.
• Assist in medical procedures, invasive or non‑invasive, as needed.
• Facilitate safe patient admission, transfer, and discharge.
• Monitor and assess health status of mothers and babies, including vital signs, fetal heart rate, contractions, and postpartum recovery.
• Educate and support expectant mothers and their families on prenatal care, childbirth, breastfeeding, and newborn care.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary healthcare team, including physicians, midwives, and other professionals, to ensure coordinated care.
• Administer newborn vaccinations and other treatments as prescribed.
• Conduct newborn screening per DOH recommendations.
• Perform newborn baths as required.
• Provide emotional support and counselling to expectant mothers and families, addressing concerns and answering questions.
• Respond to emergencies and provide immediate care, including CPR and other lifesaving measures.
• Perform CTG monitoring, interpret findings, and recognize when to involve the obstetrician.
• Support, promote, and protect the ten steps of the WHO Mother‑Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative during antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and newborn periods.
• Maintain essential life support per regulatory requirements, including Basic Life Support, PROMPT CTG, and Neonatal Resuscitation.
• Provide bereavement support, advice, and compassion for parents during end‑of‑life care related to congenital birth defects, loss of pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal death.

Essential Qualifications

• Appropriate license to work as a registered nurse with the relevant regulatory health authority.
• Comprehensive experience and qualifications mandated by the authority.
• Manage professional re‑licensure independently.
• Valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Willingness to work across departments when necessary.
• Clear and effective communication skills in English (spoken and written).

Desirable Qualifications

• Evidence of ability to work as part of an inter‑professional team.
• Organizational and administrative skills for using the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.
• Effective communication skills in Arabic.