Senior Registered Nurse - MSICU

Role Overview

Senior Registered Nurse - MSICU at NMC Healthcare.

Company Overview

NMC Healthcare is committed to providing clinical excellence through safe, compassionate, and individualized care to every patient, every time. The organization operates on core nursing values of Safety, Excellence, Ethics, Trust, and Collaboration. All nurses are expected to uphold and live the NMC Nursing Strategy, act as patient advocates, be open and transparent, deliver safe and compassionate care, recognize the uniqueness of each patient, contribute to outstanding patient experience, engage in a learning culture, and lead and influence changes in healthcare.

Role Purpose

The Senior Registered Nurse - MSICU will work collaboratively with the interprofessional team to provide safe and outstanding care to patients, their families, and bystanders at all times. The role encompasses comprehensive patient assessment, care planning, treatment administration, and clinical monitoring within the medical/surgical intensive care unit setting.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Assessment & Care Planning

• Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collection of pertinent data about the patient's health or situation.
• Understand and analyze assessment information and data.
• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Define predicted and expected outcomes of the patient's planned care.
• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team in collaboration with the patient and patient's family members.
• Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment.

Clinical Monitoring & Vital Signs

• Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalate all abnormalities.
• Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.
• Demonstrate competency in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and participate as a member of Code Blue hospital wide.

Medications & Treatments

• Perform a predominant role in preparation, administration and documentation of medication.
• Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.
• Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions.
• Provide wound care management.

Procedures & Interventions

• Assist in medical procedures, invasive or non-invasive, as needed.
• Perform a wide range of nursing procedures with attention to accuracy, patient safety and comfort, including those requiring strict aseptic technique.
• Assist in all procedures related to ICU including inserting all invasive lines, CRRT, haemodialysis, LP, all types of draining, tracheostomy insertion, cardiac output, IABP, thermoregulation.
• Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation.
• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.

Patient Support & Education

• Provide comprehensive pre-operative and post-operative nursing care to all surgical patients.
• Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.
• Employ strategies to promote patients' health and a safe environment.
• Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.

Admission, Transfer & Discharge

• Facilitate the process of safe patient admission, transfer and discharge.
• Assist with transfer of patients within the healthcare facilities and serve as transport nurse for patients during ambulance transport.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain and update all relevant patient documentation and medical records as per hospital policy and procedure.
• Follow the reporting mechanisms and chain of command in the nursing services department. All patient care issues shall be correctly and promptly reported.

Resource Management

• Demonstrate an economical approach to the utilization of equipment and supplies while assisting the head nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock.

Interprofessional Collaboration

• Work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.

Qualifications & Experience

• Hold an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all qualifications and experience mandated by that authority.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.

Skills & Competencies

• Communicate clearly and effectively in English, spoken and written.
• Communicate effectively in Arabic (desirable).
• Demonstrate ability to work as part of an interprofessional team.
• Possess organizational and administrative skills with competency in using the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.

Additional Information

• Manage your own professional re-licensure.
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.