Staff Nurse-Pedia Ward – Ministry of Defense -Medical Services Directorate

Duties and Responsibilities

• Sustainable Operating Ecosystems
• Provide health and medical care for children and support to families to address their concerns.
• Assist the Head Nurse in setting and monitoring standards of patient care, and inform of any changes in circumstances, which affect the standards of care
• Complete all aspects of nursing process including the assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation and evaluation of nursing care with appropriate documentation across the continuum of care.
• Deliver evidence-based/best practices, exemplary nursing according to national and international standards
• Embrace continuing professional development.
• Empower and foster teamwork to achieve nursing practice and operational excellence in the delivery of high quality, safe and efficient patient care, supporting patient and family centered care.
• Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients and families.
• Provide visible and effective transformational leadership which fosters a positive, safe working environment, a Culture of Safety and a Culture of Civility.
• Complete risk assessments as applicable to the age and clinical condition of the patient, and implement strategies to mitigate/address risks.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team members in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s plan of care.
• Assure high quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments, utilizing safe medication administration principles in adherence to organizational policies and procedures.
• Complete patient/family education in response to identified learning/health needs.
• Utilize knowledge of cultural diversity and empathy in the provision of patient and family-centered care and maintains patient confidentiality.
• Follow all relevant Organization and Nursing Administration policies, procedures, regulatory standards, guidelines, standard operating procedures and instructions, facilitating a workflow in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Demonstrate compliance of evidence-based policies, procedures and guidelines in fulfillment with regulatory requirements.
• Perform other applicable tasks and duties within the realm of her knowledge, skills and abilities.

Job Details

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