Senior Staff Nurse - Cardiology Clinic & General OPD

General: • Provides age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process: • Performs patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age specific assessment techniques. • Performs continual critical care assessment of patient, and family's physical and psychological needs. • Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate. • Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care. • Coordinates and plans critical care/clinical pathway, and prioritizes care, based on individual needs. Revise the care plan as necessary. • Initiates appropriate transfer plan. • Recognizes subtle cues to anticipate potential problems. • Documents all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital/departmental standards. • Ensures availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care. • Performs clerical duties when needed. • Assumes responsibility for meeting Joint Commission International (JCI) required mandatory education (e.g., fire, safety, infection control and others). • Participates in staff meetings and unit committees/projects. • Participates in developing and achieving unit goals. • Performs additional duties when required. • Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff. • Performs safe handling and administering of Narcotic/Controlled and Semi Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures. • Ensures completion of both core and unit-specific competencies upon joining, annually thereafter, or whenever necessitated by new services, specialized equipment, or updated technology. • Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice. • Participates in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities (data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, medication error reporting etc.) • Participates in ongoing educational activities.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: 

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (minimum of three (3) years full-time course duration) or 

• 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: 

• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of recent post-graduate experience in Cardiology Nursing or Heart Centre. 

• Previous Team Leader or Senior Registered Nurse experience is an advantage. 

• Knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age, appropriateness, and developmental needs of patients. 

• Skills in the assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological needs. 

• Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritising care based on individual needs. 

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is essential

Operational Management: 

• Assists staff nurses and care assistants in planning, implementing, and evaluating direct patient care. 

• Ensures accurate nursing documentation is maintained according to hospital policy and procedures. 

• Collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare professionals to achieve optimal patient outcomes. 

• Promotes incident, customer complaint and patient satisfaction survey reporting to improve patient and family care. 

• Assists in creating a safe and friendly environment for all patients, their families, and other staff members. 

• Maintains effective communication between patients, nurses, and physicians regarding follow-up care/instructions. 

• Maintains updated service-specific competencies – according to guidelines. 

• Provides supervision and advice to nursing staff regarding patients' enquiries.

Unit Specific: 

• Performs nursing interventions/procedures per established standards of care ( Competency List "Green Book") policy and procedures including but not limited to: 

• Performs defibrillation techniques, encompassing defibrillation, cardioversion, and transcutaneous pacing. 

• Contributes to the care of patients necessitating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). 

• Provides assistance to patients receiving extracorporeal hemoadsorption (EHAC) therapy.