Senior Practice Nurse
The Role
Independently run the general practice clinics which include but not limited to:
Vaccination,
Ante Natal Screen,
Dressings,
Travel advice,
Cervical Screening,
Ear Syringing.
Nurse Walk In Clinic
Nurse Advice Line
Telephone Triage
Pediatric Clinics (depends on previous experience and/or qualifications)
- Conduct regulatory medicals and screening medicals as required and carry out telephone triage, deciding on appointment priorities or need for external referral.
- Interpret Laboratory and Pathology results and make appropriate referral to Physician for abnormal results where required.
- Independently process cervical smear tests and accurately documenting the results in the medical record to ensure precession with recall requirements.
- Assess acute conditions presented to the nurse walk in clinics ensuring either definitive care by a physician when required or definitive care by nurse as relevant to the patient?s condition.
- Promote health to client group through education when required on Life Style Adjustment. Offer advice to patients on health issues either during appointments or when assigned to either the nurse advice line or telephone triage lines
- Continuously assess risk and ensure appropriate measures are taken within the practice to minimise risk by monitoring work areas and ensures they are Hazard free. Practice Infection Control principles in every day practice.
- Actively participates in clinical audit and shows ability to multi task including data collection whilst running their clinics.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of all test results in to the medical information system prior to the patient seeing the doctor and alert the doctor of any irregularities in the tests performed.
- Maintain continued professional development through research in the areas of Nursing and Medicine in order to maintain and build on evidence-based protocols for exemplary care.
Requirements
- 5 years experience as Medical/Clinical Nurse.
- Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent).
- Eligible for licensing as a Registered Nurse with Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
- Registered Nurse with previous experience in either Primary Care Nursing or Aviation Medicine is highly desirable.
- Consideration will also be given to nurses who have experience in Emergency Room Nursing / Critical Care Nursing as it is recognised that nurses with this type of experience will possess critical thinking skills.
- Pediatric experience would be an added advantage.
- Fluent in English, written and verbal communication.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to learn and develop competency in Primary Care Practice Nursing and Aviation Medicine
