Job description

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 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

Experience:

ESSENTIAL:

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

Certification and Licensure:

ESSENTIAL:

professional nursing license in country of origin

Meets licensing requirements of the State of Qatar

Job Specific Skills and Abilities:

ESSENTIAL:

Effective communication skills

Excellent team player

Motivated and enthusiastic

Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

Fluency in written and spoken English

Population: Neonate, infant, toddler, pre-school age, school age, adolescent, young adults

Care environment: Care of assigned population in an urgent care/emergency/trauma care setting

KEY COMPETENCIES:

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

Growth and development, Birth - adult

Head-to-toe assessment, recognition of the unwell child

IV fluid management

Phlebotomy

Capillary blood sampling

Specimen collection

Care planning

Emergency medication preparation and administration

Nutritional requirements and enteral Feeding

Pain assessment and management

Risk screening and management

Skin integrity

Wound assessment and management

Cardiorespiratory monitoring

Care of the acute trauma patient

Procedural sedation

Tissue adhesive wound closure

Nurse-Initiated medication administration

Triage using the Emergency Severity Index system

Splinting

Tissue adhesive wound closure

Staple removal

Suture removal

Accessing central line

Incubator, radiant warmer and infant resuscitation system use

Phototherapy care and management

Hemodynamic monitoring Invasive and Non-invasive

Airway management and oxygen delivery system

Cardiac Electrical Management (i.e. Defibrillation, Pacing, Cardioversion, AED, etc.)

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 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 Sidra’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 Sidra’s standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies

Adheres to and promotes Sidra’s Values

This job description forms the basis of the requirements for the role. The incumbent may be required to undertake specific assigned tasks relevant to their area of work and are additionally required to demonstrate competencies specific to the post as outlined in the Job Description Addendum.