Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Purpose / Objective

Responsible to provide safe, effective Nursing care to medically ill pre post-operative patients using professional knowledge and skills as per HMG policies and procedures as well as ensuring that assigned patients are receiving the required multidisciplinary care on time.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• Receive the assigned patients as per the daily assignments:
• Apply Nursing Care process to assigned patient as per the approved policy.
• Develop individualized Nursing Care plan reflecting collaboration with other team members.
• Monitor patient status, reporting any deviation / abnormal findings to team leader and doctor on duty within time frame.
• Carry out doctor’s order in an accurate and timely manner.
• Provide individualized patient / family education as per their needs.
• Document patient assessment findings, physical responses to the Nursing intervention and status progress.
• Initiate emergency and resuscitative measures as needed.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Maintain the required mandatory unit specific competency as per the approved competency matrix.
• Demonstrate sense of flexibility to meet work needs, including pull out, floating as needed.
• Adhere to JCIA / CBAHI standards and HMG policies.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to the assigned shift whenever assigned as shift in charge (team leader) to ensure that patients are receiving the required care which includes but limited:
  • Conduct round at patient’s area
  • Report to nursing supervision any unusual incidents
  • Attend doctor’s rounds

• Participate in the patient status presentation and endorsement.
• Attend the departmental education / training activities.
• Attends departmental meetings.
• Perform nursing procedure as required in the unit.
• Participate in person-centered care initiatives undertaken by HMG.
• Enrich patient experience with compassion, respect and dignity.
• Perform other applicable task and duties assigned by charge nurse /head Nurse within the realm of his / her knowledge, skills and abilities.

Education/ Professional Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or equivalent
• 3 years General Nursing Diploma

Experience

• Minimum one-year experience in relevant inpatient area.

Professional Licensing / Certification / Training

• BLS, or relevant certifications
• Valid Saudi Council & Licensed from Country of origin

Skills

patient care effective communication skills infection control & procedures patient and family education handling of departmental equipment”s