Staff Nurse - Female General Ward
- University Hospital Sharjah
- Sharjah - United Arab Emirates
- Full-time
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Date: 3 Jan 2025
Location: Sharjah, AE
Company: University Hospital Sharjah
Position Summary
To assess patient needs, plan, implement and evaluate the plan of patient care for the Ob/Gyn patients. Direct junior and auxiliary team members Provide safe quality ethical nursing care in accordance with the Hospital, international and federal standards and regulations
Summary of Main Duties
- Actively participates in upholding and promoting the vision and culture of University Hospital Sharjah (UHS)
- Complies with all UHS policies, procedures and fire regulations
- Participates in all aspects of the International Accreditation program to assist UHS to attain and maintain international accreditation standards
- Performs nursing practice in line with the facility, MOH, JCI and FDON policies, procedures and standards
- Assess, plan, implements and evaluates the nursing care of each patient, considering the patient’s individuality, abilities, culture and right to choose
- Prioritizes patients’ individual needs and delegates aspects of nursing care to other nursing team members within his/her scope of professional practice
- Performs nursing care in response to the patient’s needs, treatment plan and nursing care plan, supported by nursing knowledge and current best practice
- Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care
- Documents the nursing care of each patient from admission to discharge in accordance to facility medical record and documentation policy
- Assists and provides documented patient and family health education, based upon the individual nursing care plan of the patient
- Ensures patient environment is safe for patients and staff by utilizing infection control practices, adhering to International patient safety goals and following facility health and safety policies
- Collaborates with the Multi-disciplinary team and acts as patient advocate to ensure quality care is delivered
- Adhere to the safe administration of medication policy within the facility, administering prescribed medications, including narcotics as per scope of practice
- Monitors the condition of patient and reports any changes to appropriate personnel
- 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
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 (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
- BLS certificate
- NRP
Required
- Current license in country of origin
- UAE Ministry of Health License
- BLS certificate
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
- Previous UAE experience
- experience in a commissioning environment
- experience of working in International accredited hospital (JCIA)
- Participated in Preceptors/Education programs
- Have knowledge 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
