Female General Ward Staff Nurse

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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.

• 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 year in current specialty (Obstetrics and Gynecology).
• BLS certificate.

• NRP.

• Current license in country of origin.
• UAE Ministry of Health License.

• BLS certificate.

• 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.

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