مترجم تمريض شفوي

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assist medical and nursing staff with admission history and physical examination.

2. Maintains confidentiality of patient/ staff communication.

3. Receives official telephone calls and makes official calls as requested by nursing staff.

4. Interprets medical/nursing instructions to patients and their families.

5. Registers and discharges patients via computer or manually as supervised by Head Nurse/Charge Nurse.

6. Assist with discharge procedure, including discharge instructions.

7. Interprets between Arabic speaking patients and relatives and non-Arabic speaking staff, including all forms of interpretation, patient care related, patient education or general explanatory nature.

8. Answer call bells to determine patient’s needs and report to responsible nurse.

9. Assists nursing staff with the distribution and collection of patient meal trays.

10. Escorts and aids with transport of patients within the hospital as directed.

11. Helps to ensure a safe environment by keeping work area clean and tidy.

12. Prepares examination rooms for use in clinic areas.

13. Assists, if required, nursing team in room preparation for patients being admitted or discharged.

14. Answer telephone, “Good morning/afternoon”, (your name) speaking”and politely directs to appropriate personnel.

15. Completes paperwork, where applicable, and signs with signature and employee number.

16. As directed, may be required to make errands, for example, to Pharmacy or Radiology, in the absence of a Ward Clerk or Courier, or in an emergency situation.

17. Directs and assists visitors in a professional manner.

18. Provides non-clinical assistance as assigned.

19. Working/updating of hospital information system (HIS) for all patient related information and data as assigned.

20. Maintain safe clean environment.

21. Maintain confidentiality.

22. Support the quality assurance activities of the team and activity contribute to the identification of needed improvement in current service provision and strategies for introducing these.

23. Participates in the Environmental Safety Awareness, i.e. CPR Fire and Safety, Infection Control and major disaster plan if the hospital as indicated.

24. Ensures continuous quality improvement and patient safety with full compliance to Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation Standards.

25. Participates and contributes to continuous Quality Improvement and Patients Safety, System Control, Staff Development and Fire and Safety Practices.

26. Performs other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of his/her knowledge, skills and abilities.

PERSONAL QUALITIES/SKILLS REQUIRED

1. Bilingual