Registered Nurse

• Provide nursing care utilizing clinical skills, education and support to patients.
• To administer medicines in accordance with hospital guidelines, Policies and Procedures.
• Ensures the medical, administrative, ethical, legal and regulatory compliance for patient records.
• To ensure the patient is positioned safely and correctly and that diathermy has been applied if required.
• Manage the patient record for check-in, admission, patient care, physician orders, check out and discharge for the respective unit.
• Maintain resources efficiently and effectively.
• Keep accurate and complete records consistent with regulations, policies and procedures.
• Work in a way that minimizes risks to the health, safety and security of self and others.
• Correctly follow routine maintenance schedules and procedures for equipment's.
• Correctly and safely install and integrate equipment components.
• Clean and restore work areas, leaving them in a suitable condition for future use.
• Following Time out Procedure when applicable
• Check chart for: Operative consent, Pre-operative checklist, Pre-operative medication, Allergies, Vital signs monitoring, Laboratory results, Handling of High, Alert medications, Assist in catheter insertion
• With appropriate training and support, take charge of a shift without direct supervision
• Makes rounds to patients, assesses, observes, reports and records symptoms and conditions and prioritizes nursing activities.
• Aids the physician during examination and administering specialized care.
• Have complete knowledge & expertise on handling and performs daily checking of all technological & biomedical equipment utilized in the unit such as Glucometer, Ketone reader, Infusion pump, Syringe pump, Pulse oxymeter, nebulizers, Defibrillator, ECG machine, O2 cylinder & humidifier, and Suction apparatus.
  
  Experience
• Must have 2 straight years of experience.
• Valid MOH license from Kuwait.
  
  
  Education
• Bachelors degree in nursing or equivalent.
• First Aid, CPR, BLS,PALS and NRP Certificates when applicable

• Knowledge of principles, practices, skilled techniques of nursing, disease process, general nutrition, medical equipment operation
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Experience using Microsoft office (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).

Nursing