POSITION TITLE:   STAFF NURSE - JRU

POSITION SUMMARY:

A registered professional Medical / Surgical (Orthopaedics) nurse who provides direct patient care and coordinates patient care-related activities using the scientific process of nursing.  Nursing care given to paediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric population.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates problem solving / critical thinking skills ensuring effective functioning of unit routine.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Demonstrates organizational skills as team leader / in-charge nurse.
• Participates in staff meetings and unit committees / projects.
• Demonstrates cooperation, coordination and respect among individuals / departments in order to provide excellent customer service (internal and external)
• Demonstrates cooperation and respect with the nursing supervisor and provides support in bed management
• Participates in developing and achieving unit goals
• Performs additional duties when required
• Demonstrates responsibility for store maintenance and capture of charges 
• Participate in inventory and lost charges count as well as store organization
• Appropriate use of the sick leave system
• Participate in monthly environmental rounds 
• Responsible for obtaining the required CPD points (15) every year for re-licensure 
• Maintains a safe, hygienic JCI standard unit environment.
• Demonstrates skills in continual assessment of patient, family’s physical and psychological needs and ability to document in line with hospital standards
• Demonstrates skill in co-ordination and planning of care / clinical pathway, and prioritizing care, based on individual needs.  Revises care plan in response to patient needs
• Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to render care and services based on specific unit specialities, age appropriateness, and patient care development
• Performs nursing interventions / procedures in accordance with established standards of care and policy and procedures
• Assists medical colleagues with diagnostic therapeutic interventions
• Maintains accurate and thorough documentation following established JCIA and hospital standards
• Floats to other areas within the hospital when required
• Shares knowledge and skills with colleagues and others
• Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff
• Maintains commitment to professional development of self through completion of unit competent ices i.e. pain management, utilization of auto-transfusion devices
• As Registered Nurse understands the responsibilities of safe handling, drawing, administrating Narcotic/Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures
• Demonstrates knowledge and clinical expertise of Infection Control issues, reports and documents as directed in the Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates responsibility for maintaining patient medications and refunding to the pharmacy any discontinued medications
• Demonstrates responsibility for floor stock medications
• Has a sense of belonging to the unit, is cooperative with fellow staff members, and ready to help out and work overtime when needed
• Work is performed on any shift as required
• Ensures a complete and accurate handover has been given to the next shift
• Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice.
• Has an understanding of current unit-based PI activities
• Actively participates in PI Plan by reporting incidents, customer complaints, medication errors, and other KPI events
• Assesses and documents education needs and provides effective and age appropriate education to patients / families.
• Participates in ongoing educational activities.
• Maintains mandatory educational requirements annually.
• Contributes to professional development of colleagues.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing (duration not less than three years) or
• Diploma in Nursing (not less than three academic years in nursing only) or
• Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery (not less than three academic years) 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• At least three (3) years of recent post-graduate nursing experience.
• Current license to practice nursing.
• Orthopaedics experience desirable. 
• BLS certification
• Private hospital experience desirable

• Works with doctors to perform treatments on patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
• Monitors the patient’s health and general body condition and reports changes and improvements to the doctor.
• Takes pain prescriptions from the doctors and administers same to the patients.
• Prepares a pain management schedule for patients based on doctors’ prescriptions to prevent patients from suffering from pain.
• Monitors and attends to any signs of negative reactions to drugs and allergies.
• Educates patients on steps to take to manage pain and how to avoid post-surgical infections.
• Manages patient’s hygiene by assisting with bedpan changes, body cleaning and diaper changes in some cases.
• Helps injured patients manage and treat pain and get better after injury.
• Assists orthopaedic doctors in performing their duties.
• Performs wound dressing on patients with infections.
• Monitors the vital signs of patients.
• Helps form support groups for patients.
• Helps patients improve mobility and functionality by helping them redesign their personal spaces and recommending gadgets and furniture that help to support the bone structure and promote healing.
• Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Demonstrates organizational skills as team leader / in-charge nurse.
• Participates in staff meetings and unit committees/projects.
• Demonstrates cooperation, coordination and respect among individuals/departments in order to provide excellent customer service (internal and external).
• Demonstrates cooperation and respect with the nursing supervisor and provides support in bed management.
• Participates in inventory and lost charges count as well as store organization.
• Participates in monthly environmental rounds.
• Responsible for obtaining the required Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points of fifteen (15) every year for re-licensure.
• Performs nursing interventions/procedures in accordance with established standards of care and policy and procedures.
• Maintains commitment to professional development of self through completion of unit competent ices i.e. pain management, utilization of auto-transfusion devices
• Demonstrates responsibility for maintaining patient medications and refunding to the pharmacy any discontinued medications.
• Ensures a complete and accurate handover has been given to the next shift.
• Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice.
• Adheres to the current unit-based PI activities.
• Participates in PI Plan by reporting incidents, customer complaints, medication errors, and other KPI events.
• Assesses and documents education needs and provides effective and age-appropriate education to patients/families.
• Assists medical colleagues with diagnostic therapeutic interventions.
• Floats to other areas within the hospital when required.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff
• Participates in ongoing educational activities.
• Maintains mandatory educational requirements annually.
• Contributes to the professional development of colleagues.
• Participates in developing and achieving unit goals.
• Performs additional duties when required.

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (minimum of three (3) years full-time course duration) or
• Degree in Nursing (minimum two (2) years course duration) and Registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia
• For UAE nationals graduates of UAE or non-UAE universities are exempted from the experience and clinical training requirements for the applied title. (UAE National must submit a copy of their birth certificate and the mother’s family book)
• Non-UAE national graduates from UAE universities are required to successfully complete six (6) months of clinical training post-graduation in an APS health facility (except for Registered and assistant Nurse titles)
• Must hold a valid License/Registration to practice in their home country and/or country of last employment (where applicable)
• Must hold a minimum of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification or others according to the scope of practice

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• At least two (2) years of recent post-graduate nursing experience
• Knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age, appropriateness and developmental needs of patients
• Skills in assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological needs
• Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritising care based on individual needs