Accident and Emergency Nurse at Metropolitan Hospital

• The Nurse will be responsible for triaging, assessing, diagnosing, treating & managing emergency room patients

• Maintain current emergency medical knowledge and skills through independent studying and continue in education activities
• Exhibit professionalism in ED in regards to behavior, attire and reliability and discuss problems and reviews related to the patient’s medical records as part of quality assurance studies
• Take detailed history of patient, examine patient and review medical records
• Participate in medical staff and/ or hospital affairs with the support of the in charge and make recommendations on changes if required
• Facilitate transportation of critically ill patients
• Maintain knowledge of and be compliant with existing laws
• Carry out ward procedures such as fixing of branulas, N.G tubes, catheterization, ward reviews and resuscitation and carry out any other procedures required
• Handle patients in casualty and assess a polytrauma patient, comatose, neurological patient and cardiac emergencies
• Facilitate resuscitation of critically ill and injured patients
• Guide nurses and other medical staff in history taking and examination of medico-legal cases
• Train nurses and other medical staff on ACLS & ATLS

• Higher Diploma in Trauma and Emergency Nursing
• BSN/Diploma in Nursing
• ATLS, ACLS & BLS
• 1 - 3 years of experience

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