Registered Nurse - LTC

• Uphold the reputation of the nursing profession • Act as a positive role model for nursing and support staff • Be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care under indirect supervision of senior nursing staff • Comply with UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice and licensure requirements • Refuse tasks for which not trained or competent • Seek expert help when care requirements exceed capabilities • Delegate tasks only to trained, skilled and competent team members • Assist in updating clinical policies and guidelines • Contribute to professional development of colleagues • Ensure timely management of re-licensure • Maintain patient confidentiality • Seek timely senior nursing support when patient condition fails to respond • Manage deteriorating patient using Early Warning System escalation and AHA emergency algorithms • Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and public, provide advice and emotional support to patients and families • Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor medical plans and treatment • Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data • Analyze assessment information and determine nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues • Define predicted and expected outcomes of planned care • Create and evaluate patient care plans with interprofessional team and patient/bystanders • Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalate abnormalities • Maintain and update technical and clinical nursing skills • Promote patients’ health and a safe environment • Understand diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations • Perform essential life support (e.g., Basic Life Support) • Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment • Administer medications and monitor for side effects and reactions • Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor for reactions • Provide wound care management • Assist in invasive and non-invasive medical procedures • Facilitate safe patient admission, transfer and discharge • Support execution of business continuity plans and maintain essential nursing services during emergencies • Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement • Ensure competence in pain management • Experience working as part of an inter-professional team • Organizational and administrative skills including use of electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation • Ability to communicate effectively in Arabic (desirable) • Willingness to work across departments when necessary • Clear and effective communication in English (spoken and written)