Job Description

The Critical Care Staff Nurse provides direct and indirect age-specific care for assigned patients in critical care setting per scheduled shifts. The Critical Care Staff Nurse is primarily responsible for professional performance and safe patient care. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients across the health care continuum involving families. It includes, but is not limited to, hemodynamic and cardiac monitoring, management of patients with cardiac manifestations, on vasoactive medications and mechanical ventilation and management of patients with complex medical and surgical conditions. The Critical Care Staff Nurse is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes in accordance with established institution's policies, procedures, guidelines, Professional Practice and standards of practice. Participates in PI projects, and collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired outcomes. Utilizes knowledge of human development stages, and cultural diversity into the provision of patient care. Abides by accreditation requirements and international standards. Supports the mission and vision of Dar Al Shifa Hospital (DASH) and the Nursing Department.Provide age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process:Perform patient assessment using appropriate, problem focused, and age-specific assessment techniques.Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.Collaborate with other disciplines through multidisciplinary meetings and care conferences to facilitate patient care and operations.Analyze the assessment data, derive nursing interventions, set priorities according to patients needs, formulate a plan of care, implement and evaluate the outcome.Ensures patient privacy.Maintain confidentiality of patient information.Initiate appropriate discharge or transfer plan.Recognize subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.Document all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital/departmental standards.