Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) – Home Healthcare

Summary

Responsible to provide direct care to clients and services as a role model and consultant to practicing nurses and others.

Education/Qualifications Required:

• BS Degree in Nursing or Equivalent from Accredited University obtained through personal attending study method (not distant learning or on-line study method)
• OR MS Degree in Nursing or Equivalent from Accredited University obtained through personal attending study method (not distant learning or on-line study method)

Experience:

• Minimum Seven (7) years post-nursing registration experience including 3 year of clinical experience in Palliative care / End of Live care.
• AND Minimum One (1) year experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or similar clinical specialist role.
• Arabic speaker is a must

License:

• Current and in good Standing Nursing License/Registration (RN) to practice in country of residence
• AND should be eligible for license in the State of Qatar within the Ministry of Public Health
  

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides skilled safe, holistic, culturally competent, person-centered nursing care to patients, families, community and society, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team irrespective of healthcare settings.
• Provides direct patient care.
• Demonstrates leadership according to their skills and experience.
• 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 Clinical Nurse Specialist 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.
• Provides skilled safe, holistic, culturally competent, person-centered nursing care to patients, families, community and society, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team irrespective of healthcare settings.
• Maintains and demonstrates clinical competence in all aspects of care provided to patients on specific unit.
• 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. 2
• 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 to ensure continued competence and performance improvement.
• Enables and provides 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.