Infection Control Nurse

To support and demonstrate our NMC Nursing Mission, Vision, and Values:

Our Nursing Vision: At NMC Healthcare, we are committed to providing clinical excellence through safe,

compassionate, and individualized care to every patient, every time.

Our Nursing Mission: To exemplify clinical excellence, every NMC nurse will seek to:

· Do the right thing

· Be the patient’s advocate

· Be open and transparent

· Deliver safe, compassionate care

· Recognize the uniqueness of each patient

· Contribute to an outstanding patient’s experience

· Engage with and contribute to, a learning culture

· Lead and influence changes in healthcare

Our Nursing Values: We will achieve this through our core values:

· Safety

· Excellence

· Ethics

· Trust

· Collaboration

Registered Nurse will:

· 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, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health

or situation.

· Understand and analyse 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 interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient

and patient’s bystanders.

· Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalate all abnormalities.

· Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.

· Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.

· Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.

· Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life

Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation etc.

· 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, transfer and discharge.

Essential: the post holder must

· Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with

all the qualifications and experience these mandates.

· Manage their own professional re-licensure.

· Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.

· Be willing to work across departments when necessary.

· Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written) DESIRABLE: The post holder should have: · Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter-professional team. · Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation. · Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic