Senior Practice Nurse

Job description / Role

Independently run the general practice clinics which include but not limited to:
Vaccination,
Ante Natal Screen,
Dressings,
Travel advice,
Cervical Screening,
Ear Syringing.
Nurse Walk In Clinic
Nurse Advice Line
Telephone Triage
Pediatric Clinics (depends on previous experience and/or qualifications)

- Conduct regulatory medicals and screening medicals as required and carry out telephone triage, deciding on appointment priorities or need for external referral.
- Interpret Laboratory and Pathology results and make appropriate referral to Physician for abnormal results where required.
- Independently process cervical smear tests and accurately documenting the results in the medical record to ensure precession with recall requirements.
- Assess acute conditions presented to the nurse walk in clinics ensuring either definitive care by a physician when required or definitive care by nurse as relevant to the patient?s condition.
- Promote health to client group through education when required on Life Style Adjustment. Offer advice to patients on health issues either during appointments or when assigned to either the nurse advice line or telephone triage lines
- Continuously assess risk and ensure appropriate measures are taken within the practice to minimise risk by monitoring work areas and ensures they are Hazard free. Practice Infection Control principles in every day practice.
- Actively participates in clinical audit and shows ability to multi task including data collection whilst running their clinics.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of all test results in to the medical information system prior to the patient seeing the doctor and alert the doctor of any irregularities in the tests performed.
- Maintain continued professional development through research in the areas of Nursing and Medicine in order to maintain and build on evidence-based protocols for exemplary care.

Requirements

- 5 years experience as Medical/Clinical Nurse.
- Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent).
- Eligible for licensing as a Registered Nurse with Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
- Registered Nurse with previous experience in either Primary Care Nursing or Aviation Medicine is highly desirable.
- Consideration will also be given to nurses who have experience in Emergency Room Nursing / Critical Care Nursing as it is recognised that nurses with this type of experience will possess critical thinking skills.
- Pediatric experience would be an added advantage.
- Fluent in English, written and verbal communication.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to learn and develop competency in Primary Care Practice Nursing and Aviation Medicine

Salary & Benefits:
We offer an attractive tax-free salary, paid in Dirhams, the local currency of the UAE. Besides generous travel benefits normally associated with an airline.

About Emirates
Tomorrow you could be living in dynamic Dubai and earning a tax-free salary with global benefits. Starting with two aircraft and a handful of enthusiastic people, we have grown at a phenomenal rate. We are now one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, flying to over 125 destinations across 6 continents.

We are looking for people to join our global family of over 54,000 people from 160 nationalities across a diverse range of disciplines. If you are a high performer, seeking unparalleled career opportunities, join the Emirates team and help us create the future of travel.

To Apply:
Please submit your application before 19th November 2014 23:59 GMT + 4 hours

About the Company

A fast-growing international airline with one of the youngest fleets in the sky and more than 400 awards for excellence worldwide.