Clinical Nurse

The Clinical Nurse is responsible for competently providing safe and effective direct care. The Clinical Nurse assesses care needs, plans, implements and evaluates programs of care to include patients and families. The Clinical Nurse is responsible for ensuring that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, aligned to Sidra Standards of Practice. The Clinical Nurse participates in the supervision, orientation and training of staff and is responsible for education of patients, families and students.

The Clinical Nurse is professionally accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS – SELECTION CRITERIA

Education:

ESSENTIAL:

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing (4 years)
• Registered Nurse

PREFERRED:

Post graduate certificate in specialty if applicable in country of origin

PREFERRED:

Post graduate certificate in specialty if applicable in country of origin

Experience:

ESSENTIAL:

• 2+ years of recent clinical nursing experience within the relevant specialty from a highly esteemed healthcare institution

Certification and Licensure:

ESSENTIAL:

• Valid professional nursing license in country of origin
• Meets licensing requirements of the State of Qatar

Job Specific

Skills and Abilities

:

ESSENTIAL:

• Excellent team player
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Care environment: Comprehensive Care and management of assigned population with a variety of medical diagnoses in an acute care environment.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

Competencies to be assessed as outlined in the Pediatric Medicine unit orientation and competency booklets. These competencies include but are not limited to:

Care of the Child Requiring:

• Chest tubes
• High flow nasal cannula
• Central line care and management
• Gtube care and management

Specifically:

• Growth and development, Birth - adult
• Head-to-toe assessment, recognition of the deteriorating child
• IV fluid management; monitoring of input/output
• Medication administration
• Basic monitoring including pediatric early warning scores
• Nutritional requirements and enteral feeding
• Pain assessment and management
• Risk screening and management
• Skin integrity
• Management and insertion of urinary catheter and bladder care
• Transfusion management
• Point of care testing
• Wound care
• Central and peripheral line care (including ANTT)
• Palliative care

KEY ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Professionalism and Ethical Practice

• Practices within the DHP Scope of Practice according to licensure within the State of Qatar
• Provides total individualized patient care and assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care, discharge planning for each patient.
• Ensures timely documentation of care, discharge planning and family education aligned to Sidra standards of documentation
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills by problem solving appropriately during patient care
• Independently initiates escalation of issues following the chain of command, utilizing resources as needed
• Independently maintains licensure and regulatory requirements (e.g. life support certifications and CPD requirements)
• Meets requirements of organizational, profession and departmental/role specific orientation competencies
• Role model’s appearance and behaviors that promote a positive image of nursing
• Adheres to time and attendance requirements
• Participates in new staff/student orientation, assists in maintaining a suitable learning environment and acts as a preceptor/mentor in the supervision and teaching of new staff/students to develop their competence.
• Actively participates and/or contributes the Shared Leadership structure to promote and embed Shared Leadership
• Assumes responsibility for own professional development through lifelong learning to ensure continued competence and performance improvement

Patient and Family Centered Care

• Provides holistic, patient and family centered care based on evidence and best practice
• Anticipates and responds to patient and family care requirements
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient and family education
• Maintains confidentiality at all times

Teamwork and Collaboration

• Treats colleagues, patients, and visitors with…