Registered Nurse - OPD

NMC GROUP SERVICES.; Sharjah; On-site; AED 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

NMC Group Services in Sharjah is seeking a registered nurse to provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and families, and support clinical teams. You will assess needs, monitor treatment plans, document data, and ensure safety in a dynamic hospital or clinic setting.

Requirements include an active nursing license, BLS, and strong English communication; Arabic skills are desirable. You will collaborate across departments to optimize patient outcomes and care quality.

Qualifications

• Must hold an appropriate nursing license to practice.
• Hold a valid Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Proficient communication in English (spoken and written).
• Ability to work effectively within an inter-professional team.
• Experience documenting care in an electronic medical record system.
• Arabic language ability is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about health conditions, and offer emotional support to patients and families.
• Assess patient needs and implement and monitor medical plans in collaboration with physicians and allied health specialists.
• Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about health or situation.
• Record vital signs and recognize and address abnormalities.
• Maintain and update nursing skills and promote a safe environment.
• Understand diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations; perform essential life support as required.
• Prepare patients for examinations and treatments; administer medications and monitor for adverse effects.
• Assist in medical procedures and manage patient admissions, transfers and discharges.

Skills

Nursing License

Basic Life Support

English Proficiency

Interprofessional Teamwork

EMR Documentation

Arabic Language

Job description

• Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide 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 in collaboration with physicians and allied health specialists
• Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation
• Understand and analyse 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 escape 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 (e.g., Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation)
• 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 admission, transfer and discharge

Desired Candidate Profile

• Hold an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority and manage professional re-licensure
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card
• Willingness to work across departments when necessary
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)
• Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter-professional team (desirable)
• Organizational and administrative skills to use electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation (desirable)
• Ability to communicate effectively in Arabic (desirable)