Arab General Nurses for a Semi Government Hospital in Qatar

United for Manpower Solutions

  • Doha, Qatar
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Department / Branch Profile:Our family centered-friendly environment will be a 399 bed state of the art facility serving Qatari, non-Qatari and international women and children and their families Our experienced staff will operate within a model of care underpinned by international evidence based best practice and supported by world class
technology. Our inter professional teams will work collaboratively to secure wellness optimizing patient/family outcomes to contribute to the company’s reputation as a high reliability organization. Clinical research focused on education, quality improvements and a culture of patient and family safety will be used to inform and guide best practice standards.Job Summary: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 the company’s 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.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 the company’s 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 dignity and respect at all times
  • Promotes and maintains effective communication and teamwork
  • Demonstrates collaborative and respectful behavior
  • Contributes to a positive work environment
Evidence Based Practice
  • Adheres to the company’s Nursing and Midwifery Standards of Practice
  • Ensures care is based on best evidence
  • Incorporates credible critically appraised evidence into nursing practice and when initiating change
Quality Improvement
  • Identify ways to improve services through quality improvement initiatives
  • Participates in quality improvement initiatives and measure outcomes
  • Contributes effective use of resources and identifies any opportunities for efficiency
Safety
  • Acknowledges own limitations in knowledge, judgment and/or skills, and functions within those limitations.
  • Seeks resolution in knowledge and competency gaps to ensure patient safety is maintained at all times
  • Demonstrates consistent and reliable use of technology and standardized practices that support safety and quality
  • Communicates observations or concerns related to hazards and errors to patients, families and the healthcare team
  • Uses organizational error reporting systems for near miss and event reporting
  • Demonstrates effective use of strategies to reduce risk of harm to self or others
  • Assumes responsibility and accountability for own clinical decision, delegation and provides supervision to team members according to their competence and scope of practice
Informatics
  • Accurately, concisely and appropriately documents care, interventions and outcomes in a timely
manner * Practices contemporaneous documentation, ensuring entries into the medical record are recorded and signed in real time
  • Utilizes data from the patient record to make decisions and responds appropriately to clinical decision-making supports and alerts
  • Protects confidentiality of protected health information in electronic health records
  • Follows all Hospital related policies and procedures.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
  • Adheres to the company’s standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies
  • Adheres to and promotes the company’s Values
Work Environment the Role Operates in:
  • Clinical roles are performed in an acute care hospital care setting
  • Physical effort required may include walking more than is typical due to the distances between hospital units
  • Physical risks normally associated with an acute care clinical environment
Qualifications, Experience & Skills:
  • Education:
  • Bachelor Degree in Nursing (4 years)
  • Diploma in Nursing (3 years after post high school)
  • Registered Nurse
  • Experience:
  • 2+ years of recent clinical nursing experience within the relevant specialty from a highly esteemed healthcare institution
  • No minimum experience requirement for University of Calgary Qatar Graduates only

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