STAFF NURSE
Al Garhoud Private Hospital
Total years of experience :10 years, 5 Months
Surgery Clinic, ENT, OB-Gyne, Pediatrics
•Collects patients baseline datas, vital signs, allergic history
•Assesses patient’s pain scale
•Responsible for the patient flow of patients in and out of the clinic.
•Sending requests and following up insurance approvals.
•Follows up laboratory investigations, informing the Doctor for abnormal results
•Removing sutures, wound cleaning and dressing for patients post pilonidal sinusectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic appendectomy, hernia repairs, laparoscopic explorations, breast surgeries, circumcisions, excision of cysts/tumours.
•Assisting Surgeon during minor stitching of small cut wounds
•Providing interventions for patients with pain as per Doctor’s order
•Providing IV cannulation and injections as per doctor’s order
•Providing instructions for Lower GI Endosocpy (Colonoscopy) and Sigmoidoscopy
•Providing Pre and Post operative health teachings
•Responsible for keeping the clinic always clean (make sure instruments are send for autoclave)
•Clinic weekly/ monthly inventory
Checks and record vital signs.
•Educate patients and family members regarding home care programs.
•Directs and aids patients in active and passive exercises under physician supervision.
•Gives interventions related to the functions of a Senior Care Assistant.
•Practice appropriate interpersonal with client and other member of the health team.
•Prepare necessary reports and progress of patients to be presented to other professional staff.
•Reports any unusual occurrence or incident that happened during her shift according to policies.
•Responds to emergency situations in accordance with procedures and policies.
•Completes required paperwork timely.
•Observes safety practices in our health unit.
•Observes punctuality and discourages tardiness in the work area for the benefit of the hospital and its patients.
To manage day-to-day operations of the Health Care Clinic
•To maintain health records, documenting each patient contact and updating patient profiles
•To check equipment and supplies, restocking as necessary. Check emergency kit.
•To ensure confidentiality during visits and telephone contact, as well as student health records.
•To distribute non-prescription medication after appropriate assessment.
•To encourage health maintenance and promotion through counseling and awareness activities.
•To take initial and interim history and vital signs on each patient.
•To assist physician as needed during exams.
•To assure that patients understand instructions
taking in and handing out prescriptions
•dispensing prescriptions
•using dispensary and stores computer systems to generate stock lists and labels
•helping to maintain reasonable dispensary stock levels
•ordering items for use within a department
•receiving, loading, unloading incoming goods from wholesalers, manufacturers and elsewhere
•selling over the counter medicines
•answering queries on the supply and availability of medicines, where this is within their competence
•checking expiration dates of medicines before dispensing
•responding to telephone and face to face enquiries of clients
•drawing any problems identified or queries raised to the attention of pharmacists or pharmacy technicians
•pre-packing, assembling and labeling medicines
•assisting with the manufacture of medicines
•preparing medicines aseptically (preparing medicines in a very clean environment using special techniques)
•ensuring that health and safety requirements are met.