وظائف طبية في مستشفى الزهراء بالشارقة 2018 – 2019 دوام كامل

JOB SUMMARY

The position has the responsibility for performing nursing assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care rendered to all patients prior to, during and immediately after the surgical procedure within the operating room. The role requires a broad range of knowledge in aseptic techniques, therapy, and surgery. Senior Registered Nurse in Operation Theatre performs a variety of duties, which includes interchangeable role such as reception nurse, scrub nurse, circulating nurse and team leader providing quality per-operative patient care, assisting the surgical team and maintaining an aseptic environment forms the core function of this job. She/He will also be the In-Charge of equipment, tools, instruments, drugs, and other materials.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

~~• Ensures daily Operation Theatre list and necessary man power and materials and every procedure meet the expected time flow in liaison with Nurse Manager.
• Ensures that Reception Nurse receives the patient and enquires the following details from the patient and confirms the relevant data with reference to the call slip.
• Calls and identify the patient by name and file registration number, identification tag, as per patient’s physical and general condition.
• Observes reception of patient.
• Welcome patient to Operation Theatre and provide safe environment
• Check pre-operative checklist.
• Ensures to provide privacy as possible.
• Ensures that Time –Out Procedure is done.
• Ensures that Scrub Nurse is competent for the smooth functioning of nursing activities during the surgical procedure.
• Ensures that the circulating nurse is competent for the smooth functioning and co-ordination of activities within particular operation theatre.
• Assists with patient care as needed.
• Coordinates all services to support patient care operations.
• Ensures superior quality nursing care and documentation.
• Provides guidance and direction to nursing team and support total Operation Theatre team.
• Ensures set up for emergency surgeries.
• Coordinates patient care with the other members of the health team and maintains the interdepartmental relationships.
~~Scrub Duties
• Set up the theatre by assembling of equipment’s and supplies based on patient surgical need, surgeon’s preference and policies of the hospital.
• Demonstrates knowledge of aseptic technique.
• Verifies the patient for surgery with check list and ID band.
• Scrub for surgery according to international standards and hospital hand washing policy.
• Prepares sterile field including sponge, needles and instrument counts and maintains a clean and orderly operative field for the surgeon to work on.
• Executes time out policy with team members.
• Correctly identifies patient, procedure and surgical site.
• Assists the surgical team in gowning and gloving.
• Coordinate with the circulating nurse for the initial and final counting of sponges, sutures, needles and instruments before closure. If there is a missing item, notifies the surgeon and nursing in -charge immediately.
• Maintains instruments by proper handling, washing, disinfecting. Checking and packing in the designed sets for CSSD.
• Documents and reports appropriately.
Circulatory Duties
• Receives the patient from the ward nurse with pre-op checklist and ID band.
• Helps to position the patient, moving the patient to and from operating table.
• Assumes responsibility for pre-operative patient safety related to positioning activities, the use of equipment’s and use of chemical solutions.
• Documents and reports appropriately.
• Executes time out policy with surgical team members.
• Assists in theatre cleaning following surgery, including proper disposal of used supplies and sharps, cleaning of equipment’s and setting up theatre for the next surgery.
• Ensures sterility of supplies and instrumentation used during operative procedures.
• Performs surgical counts along with the scrub nurse and documents in the white board as well as in the preoperative nursing record.
• Accepts and consciously applies emergency measures when needed.
• Assures proper supplies, equipment’s and instrumentation’s are available for surgical procedures.
~~• Documents and reports appropriately.
Circulatory Duties
• Receives the patient from the ward nurse with pre-op checklist and ID band.
• Helps to position the patient, moving the patient to and from operating table.
• Assumes responsibility for pre-operative patient safety related to positioning activities, the use of equipment’s and use of chemical solutions.
• Documents and reports appropriately.
• Executes time out policy with surgical team members.
• Assists in theatre cleaning following surgery, including proper disposal of used supplies and sharps, cleaning of equipment’s and setting up theatre for the next surgery.
• Ensures sterility of supplies and instrumentation used during operative procedures.
• Performs surgical counts along with the scrub nurse and documents in the white board as well as in the preoperative nursing record.
• Accepts and consciously applies emergency measures when needed.
• Assures proper supplies, equipment’s and instrumentation’s are available for surgical procedures.
• Assists the patient for extubating, accompanies to recovery room and gives accurate endorsement.
• Collects and replaces consumables to OT store before and after surgery.
• Demonstrate competence in Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation Technique.
Medication Administration
• Follows hospital policies on Medication administration.
• Safe custody and administration of drugs/narcotics.
• Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age and weight of the patient and their clinical condition.
• Follows the ten medication rights before administering any medication.
Maintenance of supplies and equipment
• Performs competency in point of care testing and ensure quality requirements.
• Competent handling of all equipment in the unit.
• Ensures all equipment is maintained in good working order, reporting any fault to Nurse Manager/Engineering.
• Assists in making ward requirements, stock verification and inventories.
• Prevents wastage and misuse of supplies.
Management of Emergencies
• Able to identify medical complications, emergencies and take the appropriate action immediately and to assist Emergency management of patient in the unit as required.
• Conversant and efficient in dealing with emergency procedures, i.e. Fire, cardiac arrest.
• Report of any untoward incident or accident in the hospital premises involving a patient, visitor or staff member.
General Requirements
• Performs duties according to the hospital policies and ministry of health /department of health regulations.
• Performs duties within the scope of practice.
• Maintains the infection control principles in everyday practice.
• Maintains of safe working environment.
• Follows International Patient Safety goals.
• Participates in orientation and guidance of new nursing staff.
• Participates at unit meetings.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ EDUCATION
• Adheres to dress code.
• Wears identification while on duty, uses computerized punch time system correctly.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Active participation in performance improvement and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.
• Maintains professional skills.
• Updates current practice.
• Attends annual Medication Management and Recertification course.
• Attends all mandatory competencies and refresher courses as and when required.
• Attends and certification of in service educational courses.
• Attends available midwifery/nursing workshops, seminars, conferences.
• Reads current nursing/midwifery journals, publications.
• Continual update of professional portfolio.
• Displays and accomplishes required competency with great deal of efficiencies.
• Learns/maintains a working knowledge of the Arabic language.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS
• Good posture, physical fitness and good personal hygiene.
• Alert and Active, Sound mind.
• Work flexibility and adaptability.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

• Diploma or Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Minimum 10 years of experience.

License / Registration

• Valid Ministry of Health MOH/DHA/license

BILINGUAL CLINIC MANAGER WITH HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE