To provide general nursing care and leadership, working collaboratively with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. Will promote and restore patient’s health as they plan, provide, delegate, evaluate and coordinate comprehensive nursing care through the use of the nursing process for patients of all ages, gender, cultures, and background; provide physical and psycho-social support to patients and their families/friends.
Commitment to Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) /Environment Safety and Health, incident reporting and risk management as required and observed.
- Collects information on patient status from a variety of sources using assessment skills including observation, communication and physical assessment.
- Completes nursing portion of history and physical form on all assigned patients on all assigned patients on entry to the Out Patient department.
- Completes the vital signs and pain assessment stamped form on every visit, signs and documents all interactions with the patient in the progress notes
- Plans care needed during the Out Patient visit.
- Sets priorities when planning and carrying out Doctors’ orders and care.
- Initiates prompt nursing interventions bases on changes in the patient condition, age and circumstances, if necessary.
- Is adept and knowledgeable with the use of specific equipment used in the assigned department.
- Is a developing clinical expert within the Out Patient department
- Ensures timely and accurate documentation of all patients records according to CS standards and policies.
- Anticipates, recognizes and manages emergencies, and unsafe situations/practice, and initiates appropriate and timely intervention.
- Influences and facilitates change within the department in order to improve standards of care.
- Performs all duties in a professional and confidential manner
Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent. (3 years GNM with DHA RN License is acceptable)
Minimum 1 year of experience in Medical Surgical Ward/ Out-Patient Department and 1 year in any other areas.
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