Registered Nurse - NICU

Kanad Hospital; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kanad Hospital in Abu Dhabi is seeking a licensed nurse to deliver high-quality patient care in a culturally diverse environment. The role requires DOH licensing or exam exemption and fluency in English, with Arabic skills considered advantageous.

You will participate in professional development and maintain rigorous documentation and confidentiality. The nurse will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, advocate for patients, and ensure care is safe, effective, and compliant with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing; DOH licensed or Exam Passer/Exempted; DHA/MOH license considered
• Fluent in English; Arabic skills advantageous
• Knowledge of DOH Standards and patient safety

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care that is patient-focused and adheres to professional standards
• Maintain accurate documentation and confidentiality of patient information
• Collaborate with the health care team to ensure safe, effective and financially responsible care
• Advocate for patients and families, uphold patient rights and cultural safety
• Participate in ongoing professional development and mandatory training

Skills

Fluent in English

Arabic language skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Essential Job Functions and Key Accountability

• Professional responsibility performance and practice
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for all actions and decision making within scope of practice as defined by DOH
• Adheres to the Code of Conduct for DOH and the organization
• Completes mandatory and unit specific competencies and demonstrates ongoing compliance with appropriate evidence
• Develops and maintains own professional portfolio
• Takes responsibility for own professional development and actively engages in ongoing self-directed learning
• Obtains accredited and non-accredited Continuing Nursing Education CNE Units in compliance with DOH requirements
• Complete mandatory annual staff training requirements
• Participates in self and peer evaluation including reflective practice
• Maintain any qualifications including license and certificates such as Basic Life Support and other mandatory training within established timeframes
• Complying consistently with all organization policies procedures and practices relevant to position
• Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession

Management of nursing care

• Ensure you carry out your work in a way that is person patient focused and meets professional standards
• Practices nursing in a manner that the health consumer determines as being culturally safe
• Provides nursing care to achieve identified outcomes utilizing appropriate resources to plan and provide nursing services that are safe effective and financially responsible
• Undertakes a comprehensive and accurate nursing assessment of a patients needs in an organized and systematic manner
• Ensures accurate and timely documentation and maintains confidentiality of all information
• Upholds patients rights to make informed choices and advocates for patients and their families in all clinical activities
• Acts appropriately to protect oneself and others when faced with unexpected patient and or family responses confrontation personal threat or other crisis situations
• Provides appropriate health education and information to the needs of the patient and their family
• Accepts responsibility for ensuring that his her nursing practice and conduct meet the standards of professional ethical and relevant legislated requirements
• Demonstrates the ability to apply the principles of cross-cultural knowledge and culturally sensitive skills in implementing culturally congruent safe nursing care
• Participates in supporting developing and teaching colleagues to enhance nursing care outcomes
• Attains knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice
• Integrates evidence and research findings into practice

Communication and collaboration

• Facilitates effective communication between the patient family and the interdisciplinary healthcare team as required
• Communicates effectively with patient and members of the health care team
• Collaborates with the patient family and others in the conduct of nursing practice
• Collaborates and participates with colleagues and members of the healthcare team to facilitate and coordinate care
• Recognizes and values the roles and skills of all members of the healthcare team in the delivery of care
• Establishes and maintains professional boundaries with patients and members of the healthcare team
• Upholds the organizations customer service standards at all times
• Make a personal contribution towards effective and efficient working relationships within your team and with other departments

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.DOH licensed / DOH Exam Passer / Exam Exempted / (DHA/MOH license will be considered).Fluent in English, Arabic skill will be an advantage.