Registered Nurse

Role Overview

Registered Nurse at NMC Healthcare, providing clinical patient care, patient education, and administrative support in a hemodialysis setting.

Role Purpose

Deliver direct hemodialysis nursing care to patients, manage treatment delivery from initiation to completion, educate patients and families on disease management and post-treatment care, and support operational continuity through inventory management and quality improvement activities.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Patient Care

• Prime dialyzer and bloodlines.
• Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
• Oversee dialysis treatment from start to finish.
• Cannulate accesses.
• Clean and dress permanent and temporary catheters.
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients and interpret and record information.
• Identify irregular dialysis reactions and notify appropriate medical team members.
• Secure blood works.
• Provide pre- and post-procedure care to patients.

Patient Education & Management

• Teach patients and significant others how to manage their illness, including post-treatment home care needs, diet, nutrition, exercise programs, and self-administration of medications if needed.
• Facilitate communication between patients and family and the training team.

Administrative & Operational Duties

• Maintain medical inventory.
• Conduct home visit assessment for home hemodialysis admission.
• Conduct assessment of a patient when indicated.
• Follow Nephrologist orders.
• Recommend changes in treatment based on current patient needs.
• Cooperate with and provide oversight and directions to dialysis technicians.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement activities.
• Perform other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing in home country.
• Active Basic Life Support Training – Certified.
• Critical care qualification.
• Hemodialysis (Adult & Pediatric) and General.
• BLS for adult patients.
• 2 to 6 years working experience as Hemodialysis RN.
• Current valid registration in country of training and/or country of last employment (Local License – PRC).
• DOH-HAAD (Health Authority Abu Dhabi – UAE) Licensed.
• Eligible for DHA/MOH licensing.

Skills & Competencies

• Homecare and clinical skills.
• Bedside manner.
• Infection control.
• Nursing skills.
• Physiological knowledge.
• Administering medication.
• Medical teamwork.
• Multi-tasking.
• Listening.
• Verbal communication.
• Health promotion and maintenance.
• English language.