Job Summary
The Pediatric Nurse Nanny is responsible for providing professional nursing care, daily childcare, and developmental support to infants and children within a private household. The role combines pediatric nursing expertise with nanny responsibilities to ensure the child's health, safety, comfort, hygiene, and overall well-being.
Key Responsibilities
1. Pediatric Nursing Care
- Monitor the child's general health, temperature, feeding, sleep patterns, and developmental progress.
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments as directed by the treating physician.
- Monitor and report any signs of illness, injury, or changes in the child's condition to the parents.
- Provide age-appropriate nursing care, including newborn and infant care when required.
- Maintain accurate records of the child's health, medications, feeding, and daily activities.
- Coordinate with pediatricians and other healthcare professionals as requested by the parents.
2. Daily Childcare
- Provide attentive, compassionate, and age-appropriate care throughout the day and night, according to the agreed schedule.
- Assist with bathing, dressing, diaper changes, toileting, and personal hygiene.
- Prepare or assist with age-appropriate meals and feeding, following parental instructions.
- Establish and maintain appropriate sleeping, feeding, and daily routines.
- Provide emotional comfort, reassurance, and positive interaction.
3. Child Development and Activities
- Plan age-appropriate educational, recreational, and sensory activities.
- Encourage language development, physical activity, creativity, and social skills.
- Support developmental milestones through play and structured activities.
- Accompany the child to medical appointments, outings, or activities when authorized by the parents.
4. Health, Safety, and Emergency Care
- Maintain a clean, safe, and child-friendly environment.
- Follow infection prevention, hygiene, and safe medication administration practices.
- Recognize warning signs requiring urgent medical attention and respond appropriately.
- Provide first aid and emergency assistance within the nurse's training and scope of practice.
- Follow safe sleep practices for infants and established household safety procedures.
5. Communication and Reporting
- Provide regular updates to the parents regarding the child's health, feeding, sleep, behavior, and activities.
- Immediately report significant health concerns, accidents, medication errors, or unusual changes in condition.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding the child's health, family information, and household matters.
- Follow parental instructions while maintaining professional nursing standards.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Valid nursing qualification with pediatric nursing experience preferred.
- Current professional nursing license appropriate to the role and jurisdiction; a valid DHP license is required where applicable in Qatar.
- Previous experience in pediatric nursing, newborn care, or private household childcare.
- Knowledge of child development, pediatric health assessment, infection control, and emergency response.
- Current pediatric first aid and CPR certification preferred.
- Good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Compassionate, patient, trustworthy, discreet, and responsible.
- Ability to work independently and respond appropriately to emergencies.
- Willingness to work and reside in the employer's home, subject to the agreed employment terms.
Working Conditions
- Live-in position within a private residence.
- Working hours, rest days, night duties, and on-call arrangements to be agreed upon in the employment contract.
- Duties and responsibilities must remain within the employee's professional competence and authorized scope of practice.
- Compliance with applicable employment, licensing, and safeguarding requirements.
Performance Expectations
- Consistent delivery of safe, high-quality, child-centered care.
Pay: QAR4,900.00 - QAR8,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
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