Registered Nurse - OT

Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings. Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation. Understand and analyse the assessment information and data. Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues. Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care. Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patient's bystanders. Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalate all abnormalities. Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice. Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment. Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations. Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support, Paediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation etc. Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment. Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions. Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions. Provide wound care management. Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed. Facilitate all perioperative processes safely. Dons & adheres to operating room attire according to policy and procedure. Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems. Prepares room and assembles instruments & equipment based on patient’s surgical needs. Demonstrate knowledge of aseptic technique. Correctly identifies patient and surgical site. Checks thoroughly the pre-operative checklist of patient: including completion of required diagnostic & laboratory procedures Monitors patients’ vital signs in the pre-operative area and post-operative recovery room Positions patient with the use of positional aids, maintaining circulatory, respiratory, neuromuscular homeostasis while maintaining privacy and providing maximum exposure to the operative procedure Demonstrates skill in performing the duties of scrub nurse and circulating nurse Provides safety to patient, to self & the whole surgical team by adopting safety protocols like ‘Time Out’ Counts Surgical items audibly, and views items concurrently with another individual when counting, and recognizes that one of the individuals performing the count should be the RN circulator. Recognizes that, when possible, surgical counts during a procedure should be performed by the same two individuals.

Essential: the post holder must Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates. Manage their own professional re-licensure. Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider & ACLS card. Be willing to work across departments when necessary. Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written) DESIRABLE: The post holder should have: Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter-professional team. Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation. Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic

Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings. Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation. Understand and analyse the assessment information and data. Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues. Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care. Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patient's bystanders. Record vital signs, recognize,   address and escalate all abnormalities. Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice. Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment. Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations. Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support, Paediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation etc. Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment. Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions. Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions. Provide wound care management. Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed. Facilitate all perioperative processes safely. Dons & adheres to operating room attire according to policy and procedure.  Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems. Prepares room and assembles instruments & equipment based on patient’s surgical needs. Demonstrate knowledge of aseptic technique. Correctly identifies patient and surgical site. Checks thoroughly the pre-operative checklist of patient: including completion of required diagnostic & laboratory procedures Monitors patients’ vital signs in the pre-operative area and post-operative recovery room Positions patient with the use of positional aids, maintaining circulatory, respiratory, neuromuscular homeostasis while maintaining privacy and providing maximum exposure to the operative procedure Demonstrates skill in performing the duties of scrub nurse and circulating nurse Provides safety to patient, to self & the whole surgical team by adopting safety protocols like ‘Time Out’ Counts Surgical items audibly, and views items concurrently with another individual when counting, and recognizes that one of the individuals performing the count should be the RN circulator. Recognizes that, when possible, surgical counts during a procedure should be performed by the same two individuals.