Registered Nurse – OB/Gyne OT

Job Description

• 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 

Responsibilities

• Dons & adheres to operating room attire according to policy and procedure.

• Responsible for assessment and reassessment of patients.

• Works with the OT technician prepares room and assembles instruments & equipment based on patient’s surgical needs.

• Demonstrates knowledge of aseptic technique.

• Correctly identifies patient and surgical site for procedures as per hospital policies.

• Thoroughly checks the pre – operative checklist of patient; including completion of required diagnostic & laboratory procedures.
  
   
• Monitors and records patients’ vital signs in the pre-operative area and post-operative recovery room as per hospital policy.

• Administers pre- operative prophylactic antibiotics according to Doctors orders and hospital policy.

• Performs the Appropriateness review of medications before preparing and administering medications as required.

• 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 entire surgical team by completing the General surgical safety checklist e.g. Sign in, Time Out, Sign out.

• Implements correct practices for the prevention of infection by practicing strict aseptic technique & maintaining the sterile field.

• Maintains confidentiality of patient’s records. Updates all relevant documentation / medical records as per hospital policy and procedure.

• Demonstrates competence in Cardio – Pulmonary Resuscitation technique.

• Adheres strictly to the waste segregation and disposal of waste as per hospital policy.

• Adheres strictly to disposal of human tissue policy.

• Identifies patient correctly in Post Anesthetic Care Unit.

• Attend to patients’ immediate needs and interventions; assess and manage pain as per hospital policy.

• Demonstrate competency in checking and maintain patients’ airway.

• Uses correct technique in suctioning patient as appropriately needed.

• Can recognize airway obstruction and used head tilt chin lift and apply mask appropriately.

• Verbalize basic knowledge for post anesthetic complications based on operation performed and anesthetic given.

• Does test to determine level of regional blocks and position the patient in a way that does not compromise breathing and circulation.

• Patients’ normothermia is maintained at all times.

• Ensures that patients’ hemodynamic status is monitored as per policy.

• Understand the falls risk management and intervene as per policy for all patients at risk of falls.

• Collaborates with both surgeon and anesthetist to optimize safety of patients in her care. 

• Follows the hospital policy on discharge of patients from Post Anesthetic Care Unit.

Qualifications

• 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