Assistant Nurse - OPD

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide nursing care as delegated and supervised by the registered nurse licensed for independent practice, yet remain responsible and accountable for their actions.
• 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, measuring height and weight, transporting patients and specimens.
• Contribute to patient education on health risk factors 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.
• Assist specialists/consultants in specific procedures done in the OPD.
• Perform the initial assessment of the patients.
• Demonstrate priority setting or triage skills and timeliness in responding to patient’s needs.
• Maintain and update all relevant patient documentation/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.
• Demonstrate vigilance in identifying patients with communicable diseases and following the appropriate isolation technique for such patients.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient’s records.
• Assess the patient and family education needs and provide health education.
• Follow the reporting mechanisms/chain of command in the Nursing Department, ensuring patient care issues are correctly and quickly reported.
• Take responsibility for professional clinical practice and actively participate in updating and continuing education.
• Be competent with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation techniques.
• Participate as a member of the Emergency Code team as per hospital policy.
• Demonstrate an economical approach to the utilization of equipment and supplies while assisting the Charge Nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock.
• Be responsible for daily checking of crash carts and emergency equipment as per hospital policy.
• Be responsible for appropriate storage and maintaining inventory as per hospital policy.
• Be responsible for appropriate storage and maintaining inventory of Hazmat items including the MSDS as per hospital policy.
• Demonstrate sound knowledge and participate in fire safety, patient safety, infection control, and other necessary precautions as per hospital policy.
• Demonstrate strict adherence to all hospital policies and procedures.
• Carry out other duties as instructed by the Nursing Shift Supervisor/Nursing Director.
• Be 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.
• Comply with management's instructions and policies, i.e., follow safe work practices, use equipment, wear protective equipment, participate in training, and report hazards or injury, etc.
• Monitor their own health and immediately report any issues of concern to their HOD.

Minimum Requirements:

• 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 certification.
• Good English spoken & written; Arabic language advantageous/desirable but not essential.