Registered Nurse - OT (Sharjah)

NMC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 89,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

NMC is seeking a dedicated registered nurse to deliver patient-centered care within a dynamic team in Abu Dhabi.

You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient needs, administer treatments, educate patients and families, and ensure safe admissions, transfers and discharges as part of interprofessional collaboration.

This role requires BLS certification, ongoing professional licensure, and willingness to work across departments and on-call shifts.

Qualifications

• Licensed registered nurse per regulatory authority.
• Maintain professional re-licensure.
• BLS certification current.
• Willing to work across departments and on-call.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and families.
• Assess patient needs and monitor medical plans with a care team.
• Record vital signs and identify abnormalities.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
• Prepare patients for examinations and assist procedures.
• Ensure safe patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Maintain clinical competencies and participate in ongoing programs.

Skills

RN License

BLS Provider

On-Call

Patient Education

Job description

Job description

The post holder will always work within the scope of practice, putting the health, wellbeing and safety of their patient first as they assess, plan, implement and evaluate their needs.

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 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 and Advanced Cardiac Life Support 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.

• Competent with all the mandatory and unit specific competencies supported and assigned on Elsevier platform to ensure adherence to evidence Based practices.

• Demonstrate proficiency in emergency procedures, equipment, and protocols relevant to the department.

• Participate in ongoing programs and certification to support professional growth and maintain clinical competency.

• Comply with unit Scope of service

• Ensures all equipment is maintained in good working order, reporting any fault to Nurse Manager/Engineering

Qualifications

• 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 and On Call when necessary.