Registered Nurse - LTC

NMC Healthcare; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 67,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

NMC Healthcare is seeking a qualified registered nurse to provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and families, and support ongoing medical plans within a multidisciplinary team in Abu Dhabi.

Required qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, current nursing license, and strong English communication skills; experience in ICU, Critical Care, long-term care, or homecare is preferred. Arabic language skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited institution.
• License to practice as a registered nurse.
• Must communicate clearly in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate patient care, educating patients and families.
• Assess patients and monitor medical plans with the care team.
• Perform systematic patient assessments and interpret data.
• Administer medications and monitor for side effects.
• Provide basic life support and ensure patient safety during procedures.
• Assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges.

Skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.

Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health 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 patient's bystanders.

Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalation all 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 per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support.

Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.

Administer medications and monitor patients for any 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`s admission, transfer and discharge.

Support the execution of business continuity plans by maintaining essential nursing services during emergencies, follow established protocols to ensure patient safety, and collaborate with the healthcare team to sustain operational effectiveness.

Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement.

Ensure competence in pain management

Responsibilities

Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.

Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health 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 patient's bystanders.

Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalation all 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 per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support.

Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.

Administer medications and monitor patients for any 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`s admission, transfer and discharge.

Support the execution of business continuity plans by maintaining essential nursing services during emergencies, follow established protocols to ensure patient safety, and collaborate with the healthcare team to sustain operational effectiveness.

Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement.

Ensure competence in pain management

Qualifications

Essential: the post holder must

Holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited institution in their home country.

Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience, including recent assignment in ICU, Critical Care, long-term care unit, or equivalent experience within Homecare settings in the same cluster.

Have an appropriate license to work as aregistered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all thequalifications and experience these mandates.

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)

DESIRABLE: The post holder should have :

Evidenced ability to work as part ofan inter-professionalteam.

Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.

Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic