Overview

• Responsible for delivering direct patient care utilizing the nursing process, to include assessment, implementation and evaluation of care required of the assigned patients.
• Promotes and restores patients\' health by establishment of a plan of care and educating patients and their families about their conditions.
• Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients and families
• Responsible in the provision of quality nursing care by maintaining accurate records in the EMR and in the maintenance of professional standards as per DoH Scope of Practice, through continuing education and development.
• Responsible for the orientation and induction training of new, junior Registered Nurses, Practical Nurses and Healthcare Assistants.
• Accountable for ensuring all services rendered are consistent with their education and assessed competence, meet legislative requirements and are supported by appropriate standards.
• Understands, supports and promotes the mission, vision, and values of organization.

Responsibilities

Patient Care

Midwifery care

• Assesses patients through the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum phases of pregnancy. Assessing their nursing needs, taking into account their medical, social, cultural and family circumstances.
• Be able to communicate appropriately with patients in the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum phase of pregnancy and their spouse and family as well as working in partnership with other health care professionals to ensure continuity of care.
• Detect labor symptoms in women and provide appropriate nursing care.
• Monitor patient for contractions and fetal wellbeing.
• Interpret CTG for contractions and fetal wellbeing.
• Assist and support Obstetricians and Gynecologist in treating patient
• Assist and support Obstetricians and Pediatricians in treating newborns at delivery and whenever needed.
• Ensure comfort and support to mothers and infants while executing midwifery functions

Assessment

• To perform and document patient assessment which incorporates all available data.
• To use midwifery knowledge and clinical expertise in performing physical examination and patient assessment.
• To identify from assessment, actual and potential problems in collaboration with patient and family.
• To appropriately escalate identified concerns according to level or urgency.
• Uses evidence based practice in the provision of care.

Planning

• To plan, document and discuss nursing care plan with the patient and family using the nursing process and priorities of nursing care.
• To continually update the nursing care plan as patient status demands.
• To appropriately escalate identified concerns according to level of urgency.
• To commence discharge planning on admission or as soon as it is feasible in collaboration with the patient, family and significant other

Implementation

• To use the nursing process to set priorities in the delivery of care.
• Document in the EMR as required.
• Coordinate care delivered by multidisciplinary team

Evaluation

• To evaluate any and all changes in patient condition.
• To revise the plan of care as necessary on the basis of evaluation.
• To communicate evaluation and subsequent plan of care to patient / family /significant others and health the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Midwifery from an Accredited School of Nursing/University OR
• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Nursing with additional Midwifery qualification

Licenses, Registrations & Certifications Requirements

• Current DoH License as a Registered Midwife
• Current Home Country license
• Current BLS Certificate
• Current NRP certificate
• Current ACLS preferred
• K2 CTG training preferred

Professional Experience Required (Relevant to the Job)

• Minimum 2 years post Midwifery qualification experience

Mubadala Health