Nurse In-Charge -Works in different specialty clinic (GP, OB-Gyne, Pedia, Dental, ENT, Chiropractor)
Mezyad Medical Center
Total years of experience :9 years, 4 Months
* Start-up of medical center
• Responsible for patient flow including examination triage, documentation of vital signs, summary of patient complaints, and moving patients into and out of exam rooms.
• Determines the individual needs of the patients and overall program needs for the health care facility.
• Updating patients’ medical records, insurance related documents etc.
• Assisting doctors in the clinic and treatment room.
• Following doctor’s exam, reviews and administers orders, including test, shots, and other procedures within competence and sets up referrals in cooperation with front desk.
• Administering medication to patients as per the instructions of the doctors.
• Prepare patients and assist them during examinations and treatments.
• Gives patients relevant instructions as agreed with physician.
• Follows up patient clinical issues.
• Collecting different types of body materials and fluids like blood, urine for carrying out different types of laboratory tests.
• Liaison with laboratory.
• Follow-up patient laboratory and radiology work-up.
• Provides any patient care related services.
• Cleaning, sterilization of medical, surgical, dental, ENT instruments and monitor biological indicator testing.
• Ensures nursing is practiced in accordance with professional values and moral principles and maintains confidentiality as appropriate.
• Ensures performance of nursing practice is in line with the facility, Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) policies, procedures and standards.
• Manages nursing care in response to client’s needs supported by nursing knowledge, research and reflective practice.
• Plans and coordinates unit activities.
• Establishes and implements nursing goals, policies, procedures, and nursing standrds of care specific to that unit.
• Serves as a resource person on clinical nursing practice issues specific to the unit.
• Responsible for supervising and managing medical center’s nursing staff.
• Preparing working schedules and shift schedules for the nurses.
• Hiring, interviewing and training new nurses for the medical center.
• Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results (Asst. Purchasing Officer).
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, controlled substance regulations, and hazardous waste disposal.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Common procedures performed:
vital signs; wound cleaning & dressing; IV infusion; IV medication administration; nebulization therapy; blood extraction; blood glucose test; subcutaneous injection; intramuscular injection; intradermal injection; suctioning nasopharyngeal & oropharyngeal areas; administering oxygen by mask; administering oxygen by nasal cannula; administering oral medications and suppository; urine dipstick test, urine pregnancy test; rapid strep test, ECG test; CTG monitoring; sterilization of instruments; biological indicator test.
• Obtain and record information from patients about medical history and vital signs.
• Assisting doctors in the clinic.
• Prepare patients and assist them during examinations and treatments.
• Responsible for performing nursing duties including blood extraction, subcutaneous injection, intramuscular injection, intradermal injection.
• Collecting different types of body materials and fluids like blood, urine for carrying out different types of laboratory tests.
• Administering vaccination and medications as per the instructions of the doctors.
• Updating patients’ medical records, insurance related documents etc.
• Sterilize instruments and monitor biological indicator testing.
• Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promote patient’s independence by establishing patrient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and familily to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and hazardous waste disposal.
• Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Other responsibilities may include: schedule patient for appointments; prepare invoice of patients after treatment; transfer patients to hospitals via ambulance conduction; perform home follow-up of patients.
Common Procedures Performed:
vital signs; blood extraction; subcutaneous injection; intramuscular injection; intradermal injection; urine pregnancy test; sterilization of instruments; biological indicator test.
In-Patient (General) - Medical, Surgical, OB-Gyne, Pedia
• Conducting a child's physical examination.
• Administering appropriate treatment to children.
• Working in close contact with other healthcare professionals.
• Providing healthcare counseling to children's families.
• Interpreting laboratory diagnostics results with the healthcare team.
• Following up on child's medications and treatments as directed by the physician.
• Monitoring patients, providing appropriate care and informing patients and their families on the status of procedures.
• Implement appropriate treatments and monitor, record and evaluate responses.
• Analyze physical, psychological and behavioral traits and assess potential risks.
• Other duties include administering medication, addressing pain management and monitoring wounds for infection.
• Provide special assistance to families, including guidance on preventative care and the potential risks of treatments.
• Promote positive health behaviors, perform consultations, provide referrals and facilitate patient transition from the PICU/NICU to other health care facilities.
• Acts as a preceptor for new staff nurses and student interns.
Common Procedures Performed:
vital signs; wound cleaning & dressing; IV fluid therapy; IV medication administration; nebulization therapy; subcutaneous injection; intramuscular injection; intradermal injection; suctioning nasopharyngeal & oropharyngeal areas; administering oxygen by mask; administering oxygen by nasal cannula; administering oral medications and suppository; Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), gastric lavage; administering blood transfusion; measuring intake & output; tracheostomy care; suctioning the tracheostomy; NGT feeding; OGT feeding; irrigating NGT tube connected to suction; removing NGT tube; inserting NGT tube; removing medication from vials and ampules.
• Assess patients’ signs/symptoms and refer them to the physician.
• Assess patient’s eligibility for study participation.
• Take and record vital signs.
• Carry out doctors’ orders.
• Administer vaccination.
• Ensure that vaccinations are correctly given and record them in the charts.
• Observe for any reaction to vaccinations and record them in the charts.
• Prepare and assists patients who require diagnostic procedures.
• Give home instructions to patients and caretakers (in the case of children).
• Perform home follow-up of patients to determine outcome of illness.
• Give health teachings to patients.
• Teach and direct non-professional nursing personnel.
Completed thirty (33) units (Academic)