Senior Registered Nurse - MSICU

NMC GROUP SERVICES.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NMC GROUP SERVICES in Abu Dhabi seeks a licensed Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive patient care across departments. You will assess needs, plan and monitor treatment, document care, and collaborate with physicians and allied health professionals to ensure patient safety and comfort.

Key duties include administering medications, performing life support procedures when required, and supporting pre/post-operative care while maintaining accurate medical records in a busy hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience mandated.
• Manage their own professional re-licensure.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care and educate patients and families.
• Assess patient needs and implement medical plans with the care team.
• Perform nursing assessments and document vitals and health data.
• Administer medications and monitor for side effects.
• Assist in ICU procedures and pre/post-operative care.
• Ensure safe patient admission, transfer and discharge.
• Maintain patient records and comply with hospital policies.

Skills

English communication

Inter-professional teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse License

Job description

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. 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 analyze 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, and create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team in collaboration with the patient and the patient’s bystanders. Record vital signs, recognize, address and manage 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 LifeSupport, 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 admission, transfer and discharge. Assist in all procedures related to ICU such as inserting all invasive lines, CRRT, Haemodialysis, LP, all types of draining, tracheostomy insertion, cardiac output, IABP, thermoregulation. Provide comprehensive pre‑operative and post‑operative nursing care to all surgical patients. Predominant role in preparation, administration and documentation of medication. Performs a wide range of nursing procedures with attention to accuracy, patient safety and comfort, including those requiring strict aseptic technique. Assists with transfer of patients within the health‑care facilities and serves as transport nurse for patients during ambulance transport. Demonstrates competency in Cardio‑Pulmonary Resuscitation and participates as a member of Code Blue hospital‑wide. Maintains and updates all relevant patient documentation and medical records as per hospital policy and procedure. Follows the reporting mechanisms and chain of command in the nursing services department. All patient care issues shall be correctly and promptly reported. Demonstrates an economical approach to the utilization of equipment and supplies while assisting the head nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock.

Essential Requirements

• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience mandated.
• 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 Requirements

• 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.