Assistant Nurse Opd

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

: * Provide nursing care as delegated and supervised by the registered nurse licensed for independent practice, yet remain responsible and accountable for their action.
  • Work as valuable multidisciplinary healthcare team members and contribute to the overall planning and delivery of nursing tasks. ANs are not expected to have a role in preparation, administration, or documentation of medications, as this element of performance lies outside their scope of clinical practice competency.
  • Assist patients with their daily living activities such as ambulation, transferring, physical activities and range of motion, dressing, grooming, bathing, and personal hygiene.
  • Support the provision of nonpharmacological comfort and pain relief interventions such as establishing and maintaining an environment conducive to comfort.
  • Observe and report changes in the patient's status and reactions to different aspects of care.
  • Perform procedures like Measuring fluid intake and output ,measure height and weight, transport patients and specimens
  • Contribute to patient education on health risk factor and understanding of major health determinants.
  • Contribute to patient and family education on the development of behavioral strategies related to healthy living.
  • Participate in the implementation of health promotion strategies for early detection and screening for infectious diseases.
  • Assists specialists / consultants in the specific procedures done in the OPD.
  • Performs the initial assessment of the patients
  • Demonstrates priority setting or triage skills and timeliness in responding to patient's needs
  • Maintains and updates all relevant patient documentations/medical records as per hospital policy and procedures.
  • Responsible for maintaining cleanliness of the department as per infection control and waste management policy of the hospital
  • Demonstrates vigilance in identifying patients with communicable diseases and following the appropriate isolation technique for such patients
  • Maintains confidentiality of patient's records.
  • Assess the patient and family education needs and provide health education.
  • Follows the reporting mechanisms /chain of command in the Nursing Department. Ensuring patient care issues are correctly and quickly reported.
  • Takes responsibility for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating and continuing education.
  • Competent with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation technique
  • Participates as a member of the Emergency Code team as per hospital policy
  • Demonstrates an economical approach to the utilization of equipment's and supplies while assisting the Charge Nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock.
  • Responsible for daily checking of crash carts and emergency equipment's' as per hospital policy
  • Responsible for appropriate storage and maintaining inventory as per hospital policy
  • Responsible for appropriate storage and maintaining inventory of Hazmat items including the MSDS as per hospital policy
  • Demonstrates sound knowledge and participates in fire safety, patient safety, infection control and the other necessary precautions as per hospital policy.
  • Demonstrates strict adherence to all hospital policies and procedures
  • Carries out other duties as instructed by the Nursing Shift Supervisor / Nursing Director.
  • Responsible for implementing health and safety measures related to the Pandemic for themselves and others by their actions or omissions, and continue the provision of health-care during a pandemic
  • Responsible to comply with the managements instructions and policies, i.e. follow safe work practices, use equipment, wear protective equipment, participate in training, and report hazards or injury, etc.
  • Responsible to monitor their own health and immediately report any issues of concern to their HOD.
Responsibilities: * Provide nursing care as delegated and supervised by the registered nurse licensed for independent practice, yet remain responsible and accountable for their action.
  • Work as valuable multidisciplinary healthcare team members and contribute to the overall planning and delivery of nursing tasks. ANs are not expected to have a role in preparation, administration, or documentation of medications, as this element of performance lies outside their scope of clinical practice competency.
  • Assist patients with their daily living activities such as ambulation, transferring, physical activities and range of motion, dressing, grooming, bathing, and personal hygiene.
  • Support the provision of nonpharmacological comfort and pain relief interventions such as establishing and maintaining an environment conducive to comfort.
  • Observe and report changes in the patient's status and reactions to different aspects of care.
  • Perform procedures like Measuring fluid intake and output ,measure height and weight, transport patients and specimens
  • Contribute to patient education on health risk factor and understanding of major health determinants.
  • Contribute to patient and family education on the development of behavioral strategies related to healthy living.
  • Participate in the implementation of health promotion strategies for early detection and screening for infectious diseases.
  • Assists specialists / consultants in the specific procedures done in the OPD.
  • Performs the initial assessment of the patients
  • Demonstrates priority setting or triage skills and timeliness in responding to patient's needs
  • Maintains and updates all relevant patient documentations/medical records as per hospital policy and procedures.
  • Responsible for maintaining cleanliness of the department as per infection control and waste management policy of the hospital
  • Demonstrates vigilance in identifying patients with communicable diseases and following the appropriate isolation technique for such patients
  • Maintains confidentiality of patient's records.
  • Assess the patient and family education needs and provide health education.
  • Follows the reporting mechanisms /chain of command in the Nursing Department. Ensuring patient care issues are correctly and quickly reported.
  • Takes responsibility for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating and continuing education.
  • Competent with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation technique
  • Participates as a member of the Emergency Code team as per hospital policy
  • Demonstrates an economical approach to the utilization of equipment's and supplies while assisting the Charge Nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock.
  • Responsible for daily checking of crash carts and emergency equipment's' as per hospital policy
  • Responsible for appropriate storage and maintaining inventory as per hospital policy
  • Responsible for appropriate storage and maintaining inventory of Hazmat items including the MSDS as per hospital policy
  • Demonstrates sound knowledge and participates in fire safety, patient safety, infection control and the other necessary precautions as per hospital policy.
  • Demonstrates strict adherence to all hospital policies and procedures
  • Carries out other duties as instructed by the Nursing Shift Supervisor / Nursing Director.
  • Responsible for implementing health and safety measures related to the Pandemic for themselves and others by their actions or omissions, and continue the provision of health-care during a pandemic
  • Responsible to comply with the managements instructions and policies, i.e. follow safe work practices, use equipment, wear protective equipment, participate in training, and report hazards or injury, etc.
  • Responsible to monitor their own health and immediately report any issues of concern to their HOD.
Qualifications: * Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
  • Current license in country of origin and with DOH license to practice in Abu Dhabi,UAE
  • Minimum 2 years nursing experience after qualification.
  • BLS provider
  • Good English spoken & written, Arabic language advantageous/desirable but not essential.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1786065
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
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  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
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