Job Description

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates sensitivity to patients’ comfort and privacy and expresses interest in their progress
• Utilizes and ensures maintenance of equipment and instruments, reporting any damages, equipment malfunctioning to the Bio – Medical department and nurse in charge immediately
• Participates in nursing continuous quality improvement initiatives, in service education programmes, unit meetings and committee functions as assigned by nurse in charge
• Initiates emergency, safety practices and fire safety measures as necessary
• Reports all incidents through agreed channels and chain of command, ensuring Incident report is completed, submitted to nurse in charge and any immediate action required taken
• Maintains unit stock/consumables, crash cart stock, in accordance with facility policy on medication expiry dates and safe location of consumable items
• Maintains and adheres to patient confidentiality at all times
• Responsible for attendance to yearly mandatory training as scheduled on mandatory training calendar
• Responsible for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating knowledge through educational activities
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned (within scope of practice)
• The employment terms and conditions for this position are specified in the individuals Employment Contract.
  

Required

Position Requirements/Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing holding a BSc Nursing /Diploma of Nursing, not less than 3 years study duration
• Minimum 2 years post-graduation experience with at least 1 years in current specialty
• BLS certificate
  

Desirable

• Advanced Life support
• Pediatric Advanced life support
  

Position Criteria Other Skills/Abilities

Position criteria

• 2 years post graduate experience
• Computer literate familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel
• Must be fluent in written and spoken English, spoken Arabic an advantage
  

Advantage

• Previous UAE experience
• experience in a commissioning environment
• experience of working in International accredited hospital (JCIA)
• Participated in Preceptors/Education programs
  

Other Skills/Abilities

• Have knowledge of current evidence-based nursing practice.
• Demonstrate proven success in collaborating with peers & colleagues and able to work in, a diverse multi-cultural environment
• Basic data management & analytical skills