Registered Nurse

Job Description

• Conducting comprehensive nursing assessments of patients’ physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs, documenting findings and identifying priorities for care.
• Developing individualized nursing care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare team members, incorporating patient preferences, cultural considerations, and evidence-based practices.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary healthcare team members, including physicians, therapists, social workers, and case managers, to coordinate patient care, exchange information, and facilitate discharge planning.
• Administering medications, intravenous (IV) therapy, and treatments as prescribed by physicians, following medication administration protocols, dosage calculations, and safety precautions.
• Monitoring patients’ responses to medications, assessing for adverse reactions, and intervening promptly to prevent complications or side effects.
• Performing nursing procedures and interventions, such as wound care, catheterization, tracheostomy care, and specimen collection, adhering to aseptic techniques and infection control protocols.
• Assisting physicians and healthcare providers during examinations, treatments, and procedures, ensuring patient comfort, safety, and privacy.
• Educating patients and families about their medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, and self-care strategies, fostering empowerment, compliance, and health literacy.
• Providing guidance on preventive healthcare measures, lifestyle modifications, and community resources to promote wellness and disease prevention.
• Documenting vital signs, medication administration, treatments, and nursing interventions according to established protocols and policies
• Maintaining accurate and timely documentation of nursing assessments, interventions, and patient responses in electronic health records (EHR) or paper charts, following documentation standards and regulatory requirements.
• Attend and participate in educational activities and participate in the orientation and on-going education of new nursing staff.
• Flexibility to work different shifts in different areas according to the work needs within the scope of nurses practice in My Clinic.
• Participate as an active member on assigned committees and participate with continuous quality improvement activities to improve patient’s care and work environment.
• Participate in reviewing the standards and policies for the national and international accreditation requirements.
• Maintain all time maximum safe environment for patient, family and staff by ensuring safe equipment’s, instruments, medications, explosive hazard, crash cart, medical gases, ambulance and implement the infection control procedures & guidelines.
• Performing other duties as assigned and submitting the daily, weekly, and monthly reports as required

Education / Professional Qualifications:

• Education Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Years of Experience: Up to 2 years of experience within a related field.
• Must have a valid SCFHS license.