Registered Nurse - NICU (Sharjah)

• 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, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and 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 the process of safe patient`s admission, transfer and discharge. • Competent with all the mandatory and unit specific competencies supported and assigned on Elsevier platform to ensure adherence to evidence Based practices. • Demonstrate proficiency in emergency procedures, equipment, and protocols relevant to the department. • Participate in ongoing programs and certification to support professional growth and maintain clinical competency. • Comply with unit Scope of service. • Provide Comprehensive Nursing Care to Neonates • Demonstrate on understanding & Utilization of evidence-based health care. • Performs all aspects of nursing care for patients who are in paediatric ward in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of health care errors. • Must have excellent observation skills, able to think critically and to make quick and effective decisions. • Competent in administration of cytotoxic drugs and taking care of chemotherapy patients • Competent in insertion and handling of port a cath needle and peripheral IV line • Able to perform procedures as per Elsevier competencies • Provide pre-operative and post operative care of paediatric patients undergoing surgical procedures. • Competent in taking care of phototherapy patients. • Complete care and safety of allocated patients. • Organize assigned duties. • Develop, implement and evaluate the care plans. • Accurately monitor and record patient’s condition. • Perform a head-to-toe assessment and reassessments on patient as per assessment policy. • Adequately assess and reassess pain as per Pain assessment policy. • Perform patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age. • Report any abnormality in a patient’s condition immediately to the medical staff. • Competent in all aspects of nursing care. • Document on patient record as per current standards and policies. • Assist physician with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills. • Perform routine and advanced nursing procedures/skills. • Able to function efficiently in patient care within the unit and relieve other nursing units in the hospital if necessary. • Ensure all equipment is maintained in good working order, reporting any fault to Nurse Manager/Engineering. • 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 card. • Be willing to work across departments and On Call when necessary.