Registered Nurse - OPD (Opthalmology)

Tanqeeb; Sharjah; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in the United Arab Emirates seeks a registered nurse to provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and families, and offer emotional support. The role works with physicians and allied health teams across settings to assess needs and implement medical plans.

Candidate must hold an appropriate UAE nursing license, maintain re-licensure, and have BLS certification. English communication is essential; Arabic proficiency is a plus.

Qualifications

• Licensed registered nurse with authority to work in UAE.
• Maintain periodic re-licensure as required.
• Hold BLS certification (AHA) current.
• Willing to cross-department work.
• Clear English communication (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about health conditions, and offer emotional support to patients and families.
• Assess needs, implement and monitor medical plans with the care team.
• Perform systematic patient assessment and data collection.
• Analyze assessment information and determine nursing diagnoses.
• Define expected outcomes and create care plans with the interprofessional team.
• Record vital signs and address any abnormalities.
• Maintain and update nursing skills and clinical competencies.
• Promote patient health and a safe environment.
• Understand diagnostic tests and laboratory exams.
• Administer medications and monitor for side effects or reactions.
• Provide IV fluids or blood products and monitor reactions.
• Offer wound care management and assist in procedures as needed.
• Facilitate admission, transfer, and discharge processes.

Education

Nursing license

Tools

EMR system

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, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation etc.

• 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.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications 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 of an inter-professional team.

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

Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic