Registered Nurse

Description

Job Purpose / Objective

Responsible to provide safe, effective Nursing care to medically ill pre post-operative patients using professional knowledge and skills as per HMG policies and procedures as well as ensuring that assigned patients are receiving the required multidisciplinary care on time.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• Receive the assigned patients as per the daily assignments:

• Apply Nursing Care process to assigned patient as per the approved policy.

• Develop individualized Nursing Care plan reflecting collaboration with other team members.

• Monitor patient status, reporting any deviation / abnormal findings to team leader and doctor on duty within time frame.

• Carry out doctor’s order in an accurate and timely manner.

• Provide individualized patient / family education as per their needs.

• Document patient assessment findings, physical responses to the Nursing intervention and status progress.

• Initiate emergency and resuscitative measures as needed.

• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

• Maintain the required mandatory unit specific competency as per the approved competency matrix.

• Demonstrate sense of flexibility to meet work needs, including pull out, floating as needed.

• Adhere to JCIA / CBAHI standards and HMG policies.

• Provide clinical supervision and support to the assigned shift whenever assigned as shift in charge (team leader) to ensure that patients are receiving the required care which includes but limited:

• Conduct round at patient’s area

• Report to nursing supervision any unusual incidents

• Attend doctor’s rounds

• Participate in the patient status presentation and endorsement.

• Attend the departmental education / training activities.

• Attends departmental meetings.

• Perform nursing procedure as required in the unit.

• Participate in person-centered care initiatives undertaken by HMG.

• Enrich patient experience with compassion, respect and dignity.

• Perform other applicable task and duties assigned by charge nurse /head Nurse within the realm of his / her knowledge, skills and abilities.

Requirements

Education/ Professional Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or equivalent

• 3 years General Nursing Diploma

Experience

• Minimum one-year experience in relevant inpatient area.

Professional Licensing / Certification / Training

• BLS, or relevant certifications

• Valid Saudi Council & Licensed from Country of origin