Assistant Nurse - OPD
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Assistant Nurse - OPD Job Location: 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
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