Outpatient Care provides professional nursing care to assigned patients in an outpatient facility or clinic. Records patient histories, performs various diagnostic tests, administers medications, and develops patient care plans in conjunction with other medical professionals. Being as Outpatient Registered Nurse care assists physicians during examinations and procedures, operating and monitoring medical equipment as necessary.
Responsibilities
- Delivers a high standard of evidence-based care to patients at KCH.
- Adhere to the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) guidelines.
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the needs of patients on an ongoing basis.
- To ensure that all patients and their relatives are updated regularly with accurate information and presented in a sensitive way and one that they understand.
- To uphold high standards of care in all departments of KCH.
- To actively support the implementation of centre nursing/local strategy and uphold the ethos of the centre.
- To maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- To have due regard for each patient’s cultural and religious beliefs and to respect each patient’s privacy, dignity, gender and sexuality.
- Support patients, caretakers and relatives and where appropriate involve them in the care of the patients and provide health education to promote healthy lifestyles.
- Ensure that relevant information regarding patients’ needs and condition are communicated to the MDT and that any instructions are acted upon.
- Work flexibly across the organization as required to maintain safe staffing levels or as identified as a personal development need in the appraisal process.
- Participate in nursing audits, as required
- Report adverse incidents in line with KCH policy for investigation of incidents and to participate in the investigation process.
- Maintain good quality legible contemporaneous patient health records in line with KCH policy on health care record keeping.
Qualifications
- UAE Medical Health Authority License (DHA).
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing
- Has worked in hospital or similar setting for at least 2 years
- Resuscitation Certificate as per the specialty.
- Demonstrable ongoing and active CPD
