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Registered Nurse – NICU Full Time
Responsibilities
- Assess, Plan, implement and evaluates care according to the age and culture in an effective and organized manner.
- Provides nutritional assessment and specialized feeding for the infant transitioning to extra uterine life.
- Complies with established Nursing Department Policies and Procedures.
- Monitors and adjust specialized equipment used on patient such as ventilator, incubator, warmer etc.
- Competent in handling and assisting the infant with central line peripheral line umbilical artery line etc.
- Assess and monitor infant with exchange transfusion.
- Educating the mother about natural childbirth technique and promote mother and Child bonding.
- Competent to demonstrate newborn cardio-pulmonary resuscitation technique.
- Competent in calculation of newborn drug dosage and administration.
- Maintain and update all relevant patient documentations/medical records as per hospital policy and procedures.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient’s records.
- Administer drugs/medications as per doctor’s orders.
- Participates in the rehabilitation and discharge planning of patients/families.
- Follows the reporting mechanisms/chain of command in the Nursing Department.
- Ensuring patient care issues are correctly and quickly reported.
- Takes responsibility for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating and continuing education.
- Attends and participates in Ward/Unit meetings.
- Participates in performance improvement activities within nursing department.
- Follows the instruction of the medical team when caring for high risk eg. Pre-term babies.
- Educating the patient about natural childbirth technique and promote mother and child bonding.
- Competent to demonstrate cardio-pulmonary resuscitation technique.
- Monitor hospital environment for compliance with Infection Control policy and Procedure.
- Demonstrate awareness of fire/equipment hazards and the necessary precaution to be activated as per hospital policy.
- Adherent the practice of Prescription Order Review
- Responsible for daily checking of crash carts and emergency equipments as per hospital policy.
- Maintain HAZMAT inventory and MSDS in the department with coordination of FMS team
- Maintain hand hygiene and infection control documents
- To Informs Head Nurse / Shift In charge any issues or concerns Immediately
- Follow the protocol of handover communication during shift change, shifting the patient to other department and diagnostic procedure
- Maintain the cleanliness of department following infection control protocols
- Make sure the patient and families are involved in Health Education
- Follow the protocol of patient identification while administering medication , blood transfusion , procedure etc
- To follow appropriate international guidelines, DHA regulations & Joint Commission International norms while treating or managing patients as well as while discharging their professional duties.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing/Diploma in Nursing.
- Current license in country of origin and with DHA license to practice in Dubai, U.A.E.
- Minimum 2 years nursing experience after qualification. BLS provider.
- Good English spoken & written, Arabic language advantageous/desirable but not essential.
