Staff Nurse (Home Care) - Female

Purpose and Scope of the Job

The Licensed Registered Nurse shall provide direct and indirect age specific care for assigned patients. The Home Care Registered Nurse shall employ her skills and knowledge to provide Nursing Care to patients at their place of residence outside hospital's facility as per scheduled shifts.

Treatments and procedures provided shall be in accordance with the physician's orders and based on her scope of service and the law of the land. The Registered Nurse has to abide by the Home Care program, workflow, schedule and instructions. The Registered Nurse shall be accountable for the clinical, educational, and quality of care provided to the patients, using as reference the policies, procedures, guidelines and professional practice of hospital.

Main Duties and Responsibilities/Performance Standards

1 Clinical Responsibilities

• Perform the daily assessment as per the database and communicate finding for concerned coordinator when needed.
• Initiate a plan of care, involve patients, significant others and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.
• Monitor patient's condition and check Vital signs.
• Observe and record patient's behavior.
• Measure the blood glucose level.
• Analyzing patient's symptoms and taking action for his/her recovery.
• Keep patient under observation until his/her condition becomes stable.
• Abide by the hygiene measures in all effected activities
• Follow the infection control techniques and comply with sterile techniques when performing a procedure.
• Administering medicines as needed PO, ocular; local, nasal due to the case.
• Plan a Wound care management.
• Administering oxygen when needed.
• In case of fracture or any sports injuries, the role of the nurse is to support the fracture site with bandage and arrange the patient's transfer to hospital.
• Ensure patient's Satisfaction.
• Preserve the equipment given by the program and report any misuse or defect.
• Maintain patient's confidentiality, Preserve patient dignity.
• Respect patient's cultural and religious needs.
• Abide by the code of ethics of the nursing profession.
• Write a summary Note (summary of the visit) after each visit.
• Report any injury or incident during working hours.
• Prepare daily report for all patients' visits and forward to the served external facility management (if required) and Home Care Coordinator.
• Prepare monthly reports for medications' consumption and stocks.
• Punctuality.

2 Management Responsibilities

• Check medication stock on regular Basis, maintain the inventory level and place orders when required.
• Maintain complete medical records for each patient visit.
• Record all consumables used.
• Confine to the barrow-lend procedure for all leased equipment.
• Ensure that all Patients' requests are noted and passed for Management.
• Offer Patient education when needed.
• Establish good communication with patients.
• Check the emergency kit on daily basis and replace used items.
• Manage patients with infectious diseases when applicable.

3 Physical Demands

• Ability to perform lifting.
• Change patient's position when needed.
• Ability to work for extended period of time while standing.
• Apply the ergonomic guidelines while working.

4 Working Condition

• Require ability to work under stress and pressure.
• Able to adapt to the patient's environment.
• Able to attend training when needed outside the work hours.
• Require ability to work on shift rotation basis.
• Require ability to respond to absentee replacement on short notice.
• Dress as per the hospital dress code.

Qualifications, Competencies and Skills Education * Bachelor degree holder from an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred or the equivalent. * Must hold valid Registration Certificate from her home country Nursing Council. * Must provide valid Good Standing Certificate, issued from Nursing Council. * As an when required, must be certified with the Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate, from American Heart Association.

Experience: * Minimum of two (2) years of proven work experience after graduation, preferable as hospital nurse/homecare. * Preferable an ER experience. * Licensure: Requirements (as per MOH – Kuwait)

Language: * English speaker is a must. * Computer Proficiency: Minimum requirement of Computer skills is required. Basics of word, excel

Interested candidates are invited to submit their Updated CV (with proper employment and educational dates and other personal details).