Description

Job Description

Accountabilities

• Disinfects clinical surfaces and equipment at the beginning of the day and after each patient.
• Greets patient to the examination room.
• Takes and documents medical history from patient.
• Screens patients for the risk of fall, nutritional deficiency, functional risk.
• Triage patients at the emergency room to categorize their emergency status.
• Performs minor wound dressings.
• Monitors patients under observation.
• Prepares and administers intramuscular and intravenous medications under aseptic conditions.
• Escorts patients in ambulance.
• Assists physicians in performing patients’ examinations and procedures.
• Closely follows infection control guidelines for managing patients and their body fluids.
• withdraws blood from patients for laboratory investigations in the emergency room.
• Monitors stocks of consumable material to ensure an uninterrupted supply.
• Keeps an inventory of medical equipment. Supervisory Tasks:
• Orients newly recruited nurses to the organization.
• Ensures the availability of the required nursing work force on daily basis.
• Works together with the medical director to ensure quality patients’ care.
• Supervises the work of the registered nurses.
• Performs the annual appraisal for nurses
• Member of the community advisory committee.
  

Work Environment

• Indoors : 100%
• Outdoors : 0%
• Working Days : 6 Working Days
• Days off : 1 Days Off
• Working Hours : 8 net working hours according to shift schedule approved by head of department.
  

Job Requirement

Education

• BSc. In nursing from a recognized nursing college.
  

Experience

• 5 years post-graduation + 2 years as a nurse manager in a clinical setting.
  

Computer Skills

• Healthcare Information System
  

Languages

• English and Arabic (fluent speaking and writing)