Graduate Registered Nurse New Career Framework

Graduate Registered Nurse New Career Framework

Job Description

Graduate Registered Nurse – Grade 108

• Head Nurse, Nursing Supervisor (HHCS)

• The nursing community, physicians, allied health professionals, administrators and all other members of the multi-disciplinary team

• Executive Director of Nursing

• Nursing aide, ward clerk, technician, patient care attender, driver (HHCS only)

• Provides skilled safe, holistic and culturally competent, person-centred nursing care to patients, families, community and society, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team irrespective of healthcare settings.
• Provides direct care for patients and their families in a variety of settings to include the hospital, home, clinics, primary health care units and the community.
• Provides guidance for and supervision of personnel responsible and accountable to the Graduate Registered Nurse.
• Coordinates nursing services with the services of other health care disciplines.
• Assumes responsibility for staffing and scheduling personnel.
• Ensures assignments reflect appropriate utilization of personnel.
• Fosters a climate conducive to education experiences for nurses and students.
• Evaluates the quality and appropriateness of care.
• Accepts organizational accountability for services provided to recipients.
• Accepts accountability for own actions and decision-making and for the related outcome.
• Delivers nursing care and practices embedding the HMC Registered Nurse Scope of Practice as the ethical and professional framework alongside consideration of the socio-cultural needs of patients, families, communities and society.
• Functions at all times in accordance with legislative, regulatory and policy guidelines relevant to registered nursing practice.
• Maintains and demonstrates clinical competence in all aspects of care provided to patients on a specific unit/healthcare setting.
• Attends to emergency / crisis situations calmly and effectively.
• Develops, implements, evaluates, revises and provides input to the patients’ plan of care and provides care according to the plan of care.
• Administers medications and therapies in a safe, timely and effective manner in accordance with HMC policy.
• Uses communication skills to ensure that other members of the health care team, the patient and their family are and remain fully informed.
• Exhibits leadership qualities and manages nursing care safely, efficiently and ethically.
• Ensures nursing practice meets organizational quality and safety standards and guidelines and participates in continuous quality improvement.
• Maintains and promotes customer satisfaction through effective customer service.
• Delegates and provides supervision to team members according to their competence and scope of practice
• Demonstrates commitment to the development of other members in the healthcare team, as well as patients, families, community and society.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional development through lifelong learning and maintains a professional portfolio that includes evidence of continued competence and improvement within midwifery to ensure continued competence and performance improvement.
• Will enable and provide information on maintaining and optimizing health and maximizing self-care.
• Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
• Uses data systems to enhance the quality and delivery of patient care.
• Uses research, evaluation, service improvement and audit findings to enhance the quality of patient care and protect the rights of those participating

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (or in the field of health practice e.g. Mental Health) or equivalent health related degree, and/or post graduate award leading to, or in addition to, a valid nursing license that meets the requirements for licensing in the State of Qatar.

• As above

• Valid nursing license from the country of origin AND be eligible for license in the Supreme Council for Health State of Qatar
• Relevant life support/resuscitation certificates preferred, but there will opportunity to undertake as part of orientation
• Valid driver’s license (HHCS only)

• A minimum of 6 months recent clinical experience in a relevant nursing field.
• With the exception of BSN graduates of University of Calgary-Qatar, and BSN graduates of selected universities who are participants in the HMC nurse residency/internship scheme

• As above

• English – reading, writing, spoken – proficient (essential)
• Arabic (preferred)

• Competent IT skills that enable online literature searching, and presentation of feedback/learning to peers using powerpoint and/or word programs.

• Delegates appropriate tasks.
• Leads the care of a group of patients.
• Manages their own workload and reports variations as appropriate.
• Creates an environment that enables patients and colleagues to feel secure.
• Places the well-being of the patient at the centre of all activities.

• Provides patient centred care.
• Plans and prioritizes nursing care according to identified problems.
• Follows patient safety standards.
• Follows HMC’s policies and procedures.
• Identifies and reports incidents through the safety reporting system.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care and planning for discharge.
• Demonstrates knowledge of emergency codes, resuscitation policies and the disaster plan; and acts appropriately.
• Demonstrates collaborative multidisciplinary partnership towards achievement of optimum patient outcomes.
• Reports equipment failure and equipment in need of maintenance.
• Maintains clean and safe environment, reports any safety or security issues using appropriate chain of command.
• Orientates patient and family to the unit.
• Understands quality improvement methodologies.
• Utilizes effective and appropriate communication tools.

• Reviews literature related to practice and discusses with colleagues.
• Practices nursing within the scope of practice based on standards.
• Attends evidence based practice workshops/classes.

• Undertakes continuing education at a minimum compliant with the Supreme Council of Health requirements for relicensure.
• Participates in the orientation of new graduate registered nurses/students/interns/registered nurses.
• Competent in using hospital IT systems.
• Seeks out and participates in educational activities related to their scope of practice.
• Develops and sustains personal and professional knowledge/skills, maintaining a professional portfolio.

June 2014

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