Staff Nurse - OT

Job Scope

The staff nurse provides direct and indirect age specific care for assigned patients in medical surgical nursing units per scheduled shifts. The staff nurse is primarily responsible for professional performance and safe patient care. The role encompasses nursing coordination of care for patients involving families. It includes but not limited to, managing patients with IVF/ OB cases. The staff nurse is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes, and in accordance with established institution's policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards of practice. Participates in PI projects, and collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired outcomes. Utilizes knowledge of human development stages, and cultural diversity into the provision of patient care. Abides by the accreditation requirements, including but not limited to International Patient safety Goals, national and international standards. Supports the mission and vision of the Dar Al Shifa Hospital (DASH) and the Nursing Department.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.
• Collaborate with other disciplines through multidisciplinary meetings and care conferences to facilitate patient care and operations.
• Check the appointment record. Assess and meet individual patient needs within the IVF area.
• Complete documentation of procedures carried out to be recorded in the patient’s notes and hospital records as required
• Analyze the assessment data, derive nursing interventions, set priorities according to patients needs, formulate a plan of care, implement and evaluate the outcome.
• Evaluate the care given, follow up reports and attach to patient’s file
• Ensures patient privacy.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of patient information.
• Initiate appropriate discharge plan and follow up instruction.
• Recognize subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.
• Document all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital/departmental standards.
• Ensure availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.
• Keep all equipment ready for use.
• Follow Preventive Maintenance or unit equipments.
• Demonstrate required assessment and therapeutic skills.
• Abide by the Standards of care and practice.
• Provide basic life support when needed.
• Implement and monitor infection control measures.
• Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects and intervene appropriately.
• Ensure that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition.
• Deliver pre-operative and post-operative patient care in related cases / procedures.
• Act as a scrub and circulating nurse in surgical IVF procedures.
• Apply safety measures related to patient care.
• Operate all unit required equipment safely.
• Manage patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
• Manage pediatric patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
• Manage obstetric / GYN patients when applicable
• Perform special procedures pertinent to OB/GYN patients.
• Provide pre -natal and post-natal care
• Participate in quality initiatives and quality improvement activities for improving the unit standards of quality provided.
• Provide emotional support and measures to alleviate fear and anxiety.
• Report daily occurrences and unusual incidents to the head nurse/ team leader on timely manner without delay.
• Assessing patient and family readiness and identifying learning needs.
• Leading/encouraging multidisciplinary approach for patient’s discharge.
• Developing and implementing the teaching plan utilizing patient education manual.
• Evaluating the teaching-learning process.
• Documenting patient and family education.

Education & Experience

• Diploma in Nursing or BSN
• Minimum Experience: 3 years.
• Preferred Experience: In related field of experience.
• Knowledge: Medical, Surgical, pediatric, obstetrics& gynecology.