Job Description

Responsible for the assessments, planning, implementations and evaluations of direct patient care.

Responsible for the supervision of Staff Nurses, Graduate Nurse Trainees, Staff Nurse Graduates and Assistant nurses leading to the provision of an efficient, effective quality customer service.

Responsible for the using advanced clinical knowledge in direct patient care and clinical skill enhancement of junior staff.

Responsible for customer service to all populations served.

Responsibilities

Ensure Patient Satisfaction Promoting customer service based philosophy in line with that of the hospital foundation and respective health authority

Promoting harmonious relations with medical, nursing and allied health professionals on a daily basis

Cocoordinating the nursing staff in the unit ensuring quality patient care

Acting as a role model for student nurses and junior staff

Participating in the orientation of new employees

Participating in performance appraisals of charge nurses, peers, staff nurses, student nurses and junior staff

Identifying training and development needs of junior staff

Liaising with the Unit Manager (UM)/Clinical Nurse Coordinators (CNC) / Charge Nurses (CN) regarding staffing issues

Attending monthly ward / department meetings

Provide Clinical Care Working as a Registered Nurse within a team advising and supporting colleagues and ancillary staff in the delivery of nursing care

Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care plans for each individual patient ensuring a patient centred individual approach to care

Communicating with UM/CNC about any cancellations, special requirements and essential resources that might be required for any procedure

Documenting care of each patient from admission through to discharge

Coordinating and participating in health education for individual patients

Communicating effectively with patients and their relatives and all healthcare professionals. Using standardized method to “hand over” using S-BAR

Maintain Confidentiality Maintaining confidentiality of all information in accordance with hospital policy and UAE Professional Code of Conduct for Nurses

Maintain and Promote Team Work Participating as a valued team member promoting and contributing to a supportive team environment

Participating in changing practices through Shared Governance councils

Co-coordinating the nursing staff in the units ensuring quality patient care

Acting as a role model for student nurses and junior staff

Participating in the orientation of new employees

Participating in mentorship roles for new employees, student nurses and junior staff

Participating in performance appraisals of student nurses and junior staff

Participating effectively, honestly and appropriately in peer reviews for annual appraisals

Identifying training and development needs of junior staff

Liaising with the charge nurses regarding staffing issues

Attending monthly ward / departments meetings

Complies with and maintains Quality Assurance and Improvement Participating in, contributing to, and implementing quality improvement ideas and principles

Monitoring and evaluating ward / department operations and services in order to identify and correct problems, improve systems and ensure a safe quality service

Participating in internal audit programs, and understands the value of quality indicators for nursing practice improvements

Understanding the process for sentinel events / incident reporting

Observes Appropriate Occupational Health and Safety, Materials Management, Maintenance Standards Adhering to requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Guidelines and Infection Control Guidelines

Understanding and adhering to emergency preparedness plans/policies

Identifying and acquiring equipment and supplies needed for patient care and procedures in a timely and cost effective manner

Monitoring and evaluating general and pharmacy supplies and adjusting accordingly to demand and budget constraints

Setting stock levels and monitoring material resource usage; ensuring supplies are available for clinical use and not expired

Reporting shortfall of supplies to charge nurses; liaising with supplies department regarding shortages and requirements

Liaising with the UM/CNC and nursing staff with regard to suitability of equipment and supplies

Participating in identifying equipment/resource needs

Contributing to product evaluation at unit levels

Participating in trials related to new product lines, as appropriate

Participating in the development of policies and procedures in the units, relating to equipment and materials

Referring items for repair and initiating minor work procedures

Reporting and documenting any missing items to UM/CNC/CN

Reporting to the charge nurses regarding the standard of performance of the cleaning services

Reporting faulty equipment to the UM/CNC/CN or engineering section, as relevant

Maintaining compliance in relation to the Occupational Health and Safety standards

Qualifications

Qualification :-

Special Certificate:-

Required

• NLT 4 years clinical experience post qualification in an
  
  
  

appropriate & relevant healthcare settings to include NLT

2 years experience in a specific area of specialty

• e.; primary health care, community, acute care, tertiary
  
  
  

care.

Desired

N/A