Registered Nurse - LTCU

NMC; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Abu Dhabi is looking for a skilled nursing professional to provide and coordinate patient care. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, implementing medical plans, ensuring safety during admissions and discharges, and collaborating with other healthcare providers. The ideal candidate will possess strong abilities in managing patient care and have solid clinical skills. This role plays a vital part in enhancing patient health outcomes in various healthcare settings.

Qualifications

• Experience in patient care coordination and emotional support.
• Ability to assess, identify, and monitor patient needs.
• Competence in administering medications and treatments.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate patient care in various settings.
• Create and evaluate patient care plans collaborating with the team.
• Maintain and update clinical skills related to nursing practice.

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 elevate 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, following established protocols to ensure patient safety, and collaborating with the healthcare team to sustain operational effectiveness.
• Actively participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement.

Ensure competence in pain management.