Nurse ICU in American Hospital Dubai

Nurse ICU in American Hospital Dubai is responsible to provide direct patient care and coordinates patient care-related activities using the scientific process of nursing. Nursing care given to patients admitted to the critical care units. This job ID number is 2019.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF NURSE ICU IN AMERICAN HOSPITAL

• Provides age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process.
• Performs patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques.
• Performs continual critical care assessment of patient, and family’s physical and psychological needs.
• Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.
• Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Coordinates and plans critical care/clinical pathway, and prioritizes care, based on individual needs.
• Revise the care plan as necessary.
• Initiates appropriate transfer plan.
• Recognizes subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.
• Documents all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital/departmental standards.
• Ensures availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.
• Assumes responsibility for meeting JCI-required mandatory education, e.g., fire, safety, infection control and others.
• Participates in staff meetings and unit committees/projects.
• Performs safe handling, drawing, and administrating Narcotic/Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures.
• Ensures completion of unit competencies i.e. pain management, and utilization of auto-transfusion devices.
• Assists in proper handling of infection control issues, reports and documents as directed in the Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Administers medications as per the nursing manual and speciality manual for adult critical care areas.

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