Staff Nurse Endoscopy North Dublin Location: North Dublin Job Type: Full Time Permanent Orange Recruitment are recruiting for a Staff Nurse Endoscopy for a leading private hospital based in North Dublin.
Purpose of Job: To work in collaboration with the Nursing team to ensure excellence in patient care through a well educated and highly motivated team of carers and the effective and efficient use of resources.
Key Responsibilities: Practice within policies and procedures, legal requirements, guidelines and standards as directed by the Nursing Department and NMBI.
Be familiar with and practice within all policies, procedures and standards set out by the hospital.
Provide effective and efficient nursing care by:
i) Planning, implementing and evaluating care given to patients from admission to discharge
ii) Completing nursing assessment care plan and other relevant documentation Report verbally and in writing, pertinent patient care information to appropriate nursing/medical staff and other clinical staff.
Ensure all handover, reports and escalations are carried out using approved ISBAR handover tool.
Liaise with and cooperate with other departments as required and demonstrate good interpersonal skills.
Ensure all documentation relating to patient is accurately maintained in the patient's medical records in line with policy and procedures and the record kept in a confidential manner and using only approved abbreviations.
Comply with the medications policy ensuring that regulations for the safekeeping and recording of scheduling drugs are adhered to at all times.
Carries out IV Cannulation of patients according to hospital policy.
Display a professional, courteous and caring liaison with patients and their relatives, staff and all other service users in line with the hospital values Function effectively and respond quickly and calmly in an emergency situation.
Provide care with minimal supervision and takes charge of the department in the absence of the CNM.
Use discretion and decision making regarding patient care, referring appropriately to CNMs, Medical staff or other disciplines.
Follow appropriate lines of authority by discussing issues first with the CNM.
Takes responsibility for stock control, ensuring adequate levels of required supplies are held on the department at all times.
Mentor student nurses, new staff nurses and care assistants.
Contributes to Nursing "Best Practice" by assisting in identifying recurrent nursing problems and implementing evidence based practices.
Participate and cooperate within initiatives to maintain Hospital accreditation, including assisting with data collection.
Deputise for the CNMs, as requested and plan/delegate staff workload in accordance with the needs of the Department.
Ensure all adverse occurrences and/or difficulties concerning patients and staff are reported to CNM/Director of Nursing, documenting full details as per Hospital Policy.
Ensure all adverse occurrences and/or difficulties concerning patients and staff are reported to CNM/Director of Nursing and recorded on Q Pulse, documenting full details as per Hospital Policy.
Participate in Hospital's Performance Review and Development System/Process.
Monitor, report and, in association with the CNM Maintain own education records and participate in ongoing professional development/education.
Ensure effective and efficient use of resources at all times.
Perform miscellaneous job related duties as required by the Clinical Nurse Manager.
Benefits: Highly competitive salaries Employer Pension Contributions Relocation Support Educational grants Continuous professional development Excellent career progression opportunities Discounted healthcare for you and your immediate family Essential: Registered General Nurse with The Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) Minimum of 2 years experience in the acute hospital Have experience of working in a multi-professional environment.
Basic IT skills Experience in personal and professional development Why work with Orange Recruitment?
Career advice and support 24 hour response time Constant communication Full onboarding assistance from start to finish Interview advice and preparation Skills: General Nurse Registered Nurse Endoscopy Nurse efficient nurse organised nurse