Overview
Registered Nurse – NICU (Sharjah) Jobs in Sharjah at NMC Health plc
- Always uphold the reputation of the nursing profession.
- Act as a positive role model for all nursing and support staff.
- Must have insight of own behaviour and in others.
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care under the indirect supervision of senior nursing staff.
- Comply will all aspects of the UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice and licensure as per the regulator.
- Refuse to undertake any task for which he/she has not been trained and is not competent to undertake.
- Always seek expert help when the demand of care, service or skill, falls outside their capabilities.
- Only delegate tasks to those team members who are trained, skilled and competent to undertake such tasks.
- Assist in updating clinical policies and guidelines in line with skill and experience.
- Assist, engage with and contribute to the professional development of colleagues.
- Ensure re-licensure is managed in a timely manner.
- Always maintain patient confidentiality.
- Ensure timely expert advice or senior nursing support is sought when a patient’s condition fails to respond to prescribed treatment.
- Manage a deteriorating patient without delay, using the Early Warning System escalation process and American Heart Association emergency algorithms.
- Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.
- Assess and identify patients’ needs and implement and monitor the patient’s medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.
- Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
- Understand and analyse the assessment information and data.
- Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.
- Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.
- Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patient’s bystanders.
- Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalate all abnormalities.
- Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.
- Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.
- Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.
- Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation etc.
- Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.
- Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.
- Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions.
- Provide wound care management.
- Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed.
- Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission, transfer and discharge.
- Competent with all the mandatory and unit specific competencies supported and assigned on the Elsevier platform to ensure adherence to evidence Based practices.
- Demonstrate proficiency in emergency procedures, equipment, and protocols relevant to the department
- Participate in ongoing programs and certification to support professional growth and maintain clinical competency.
- Comply with unit Scope of Service.
- Complete care and safety of allocated neonates.
- Able to care critically ill, unconscious, or ventilated neonates
- Accurate monitoring of vital signs, hemodynamics, and oxygenation.and recording of patient condition.
- Report any abnormality in patient condition immediately to the medical staff and escalate as and when required.
- Competent in all aspects of neonatal nursing care.
- Assist to resuscitate an asphyxiated newborn.
- Consult and cooperate with medical staff on the care of the mother and baby.
- Care for relatives’ need and emotions through stressful situation and bereavement.
- Perform duties based on professional ethics, assuring privacy and maintaining confidentiality.
- Safe custody and administration of drugs/narcotics as per hospital policy.
- Educate the family regarding the growth and development, milestones, feeding, disease, medication, pain management etc. and according to the identified individual need, provide educational materials if available.
- Promote and teach breastfeeding.
- Perform competency in point of care testing and ensure quality requirements.
- Able to handle all equipments in the unit
- Ensure all equipment is maintained in good working order, reporting any fault to Nurse Manager/Engineering.
- Ensure complete ward requirements, stock verification and inventories
- Recognize and respond promptly to code situations (e.g., Code Blue).
- Maintain detailed and accurate documentation in the EMR (Electronic Medical Record)and physical flow charts
- Maintaining Unit specific and general nursing Competencies by Elsevier.
- Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates.
- Manage their own professional re-licensure.
- Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
- Be willing to work across departments and on call when necessary
Title: Registered Nurse – NICU (Sharjah)
Company: NMC Health plc
Location: Sharjah
