Staff Nurse - Urgent Care/ General OPD

Provides direct patient care and coordinates patient care-related activities using the scientific process of nursing. Nursing care is given to Paediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations. 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 Accreditation (JCIA) 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. • Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff. • Performs safe handling and administrating of Narcotic/Controlled and Semi-Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures. • Ensures completion of unit competencies i.e. pain management, and utilization of Emergency department devices. • Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice. • Completes yearly, the critical care nursing competencies (basic). • 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. • Maintains mandatory educational requirements. • Performs additional duties when required. Satellite Clinic Specific: • Identifies the patient accurately. • Identifies and responds to urgent/emergencies appropriately and directs team members. • Provides Nursing Care to patients before and post-procedure. • Books patient for appointment, procedure, or treatment according to treatment plan. • Follows up on patients' diagnostic tests and coordinate with physicians to inform patients about their results, treatment, or if a follow-up is needed with a physician. • Keeps consultation rooms stocked and clean before and after the patient has been seen. • Ensures patient education is provided upon discharge. • Checks crash cart, refrigeration temperature checklist, etc. • Reports medical equipment due for Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) monthly. • Addresses urgent care cases with the physician. • Addresses all Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tasks on time. • Calls patients to inform them of approved labs and images and ensure scheduling takes place. • Updates all patients about the status of their requests. • Follows up with the insurance coordinators on approvals needed. • Bachelor's degree in nursing (minimum of three (3) years full-time course duration) or • Degree in Nursing (minimum two (2) years course duration) and Registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia • For UAE nationals graduates of UAE or non-UAE universities are exempted from the experience and clinical training requirements for the applied title. (UAE nationals 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 two (2) years of recent post-graduate experience • 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