Registered Nurse - Endoscopy

at  NMC Healthcare

• Uphold the reputation of the nursing profession at all times
• Act as a positive role model for all nursing and support staff
• Must have insight of own behaviour on others
• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and
  evaluation of programmes of care under the indirect supervision of

senior nursing staff.

• Comply will all aspects of the UAE NMC Code of Conduct
• Refuse to undertake any task for which he/she has not been trained and

is not competent to undertake.

• Always seek expert help when the demand of care, service or skill, falls

outside their capabilities.

• Only delegate tasks to those team members who are trained, skilled and

competent to undertake such tasks

• Assist in updating clinical policies and guidelines in line with skill and

experience

• Assist, engage with and contribute to the professional development of

colleagues

• Ensure revalidation is managed in a timely manner
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• Ensure timely expert advice or senior nursing support is sought when a

patient’s condition fails to respond to prescribed treatment

• Manage a deteriorating patient without delay, using the EWS 2

escalation process and emergency algorithm.

• Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating

patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing

advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.

• Assess and identify patients’ needs and implement and monitor the

patient’s medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of
physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various

settings

• Perform systematic patient assessment and collect pertinent data about

the patient’s health or situation.

• Understand and analyze the assessment information and data
• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues
• Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned

care

• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the medical team
• Record vital signs, recognize and address abnormalities
• Define the care plan in collaboration with the healthcare team, patients,

and families.

• Maintain and update the technical and clinical skills related to nursing

practice

• Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.
• Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory exams
• Perform essential life support (BLS
• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment
• Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and

reactions

• Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor

patients for any reactions

• Provide wound care management
• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed
• Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission and discharge
• Dons & adheres to operating room attire according to policy and

procedure.

• Prepares room and assembles instruments & equipment based on

patient’s surgical needs.

• Demonstrate knowledge of aseptic technique.
• Correctly identifies patient and surgical site.
• Checks thoroughly the pre-operative checklist of patient; including

completion of required diagnostic & laboratory procedures

• Monitors patients’ vital signs in the pre-operative area and post-operative

recovery room

• Positions patient with the use of positional aids, maintaining circulatory,

respiratory, neuromuscular homeostasis while maintaining privacy and

providing maximum exposure to the operative procedure

• Demonstrates skill in performing the duties of scrub nurse and circulating

nurse

• Provides safety to patient, to self & the whole surgical team by adopting

safety protocols like ‘Time Out’.

• Counts Surgical items audibly, and views items concurrently with another

individual when counting, and recognizes that one of the individuals

performing the count should be the RN circulator.

• Recognizes that, when possible, surgical counts during a procedure

should be performed by the same two individuals.

• Verifies correct recording of the surgical counts of soft goods, sharps,

miscellaneous items, and items placed in the wound in a location that is

visible to the surgical team (e.g., the white count board).

• Implements correct practices for the prevention of infection, practicing

strict aseptic technique & maintenance of sterile field.

• Assist the surgeon and anesthetist during the operation and ensure

appropriate handling of the specimen obtained during surgery.

• Organize patient transportation from the OT to the recovery room and

carry-out and/or supervise all the postoperative activities to prepare the

OT for the next scheduled operation or emergency.

• Implement the hygiene, sterilization, asepsis and disinfection protocols

and procedures at all times, before, during and after operations, to
ensure the safety conditions of patients and staff. 3.17Participate in care
and maintenance of endoscopes, electrosurgical unit, microscopes, drill
systems, phacco machine, endoscopes and other specialized
equipment, ensuring an agreed standard of decontamination at all times
including accurate records of traceability of all equipment. 3.18
Accurately maintain count of all surgical instruments, swabs and needles
used during the surgery and ensure that the surgical instruments are
send to CSSD for cleaning and disinfection as per the policy of the

hospital.

• Demonstrate skill in surgical hand wash and appropriate knowledge of

the infection control practices pertaining to operating theatre.

• Competent in monitoring of patients post anesthesia.
• Ensure that patients recovering from anesthesia receive optimum care

and is able to demonstrate complete knowledge in the usage of Aldrete

scoring.

• Maintains confidentiality of patient’s records and updates all relevant

patient documentation / medical records as per hospital policy and

procedure.

• Demonstrates competence in Cardio – Pulmonary Resuscitation

technique

• Strictly adheres to the waste segregation and disposal as per hospital

policy.

• Have an appropriate license to work as a nurse in the relevant regulatory

health authority (DoH, DHA) with all the qualification and experience this

mandates.

• Manage their own professional revalidation
• Have basic life support qualification (within past 24 months)
• Have an active interest in the clinical field in which they are employed
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and

written)

DESIRABLE: The post holder should have:

• Evidenced experience/expertise in the clinical field in which they are

employed

• Evidenced ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the HIS platform

for clinical documentation

• Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic

• Assist in updating clinical policies and guidelines in line with skill an