Registered Nurse - Pediatric

• Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide 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
• 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 assessment information and data to determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues
• Define 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 (e.g., Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation)
• 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 admission, transfer and discharge

Desired Candidate Profile

• Appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority and manage own professional re-licensure
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card
• Willingness to work across departments when necessary
• Clear and effective communication in English (spoken and written)
• Ability to work as part of an inter-professional team (desirable)
• Organizational and administrative skills with ability to use electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation (desirable)
• Ability to communicate effectively in Arabic (desirable)