Nurse for Royal Caribbean Cruises

Department: Deck

Employment Type: Contract

Location: Shipboard

Description

Position Summary

This person is expected to provide medical nursing services to all Guests and Crewmembers who need it.
The Nurse shall assist the Staff Captain, Senior Doctor, Doctor and Chief Nurse in all shipboard health-related matters including outbreak prevention, and illness reporting as required by international, national and Company policies. To consistently exceed guest expectations and provide the highest levels of product and services, additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Required Documents
STCW Documents
Basic Training:  Fire Prevention Fire Fighting/Medical First Aid/Personal Safety and Social Responsibility/ Personal Survival Technique / Security Awareness
Seaman's Book (Continuous Discharge Certificate)

Upon Boarding Nurses must bring the following documents or their photocopies with them when they arrive to the ship: Nursing School Diploma, ACLS, BLS, and professional license certificates that are valid for the entire lengths of their contract. It is the responsibility of the Nurse to take the courses and tests that are necessary to keep these licenses valid along with any necessary post graduate credits.

Qualifications
· Current and in good standing Register Nurse licensing.
· Minimum of three (3) years recent experience is required in the fields of Emergency Room, Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Critical Care Unit, or Trauma Unit.
· Intermediate to Advanced verbal and written level of English is required.
· Must provide a chronology of all medical activities since graduation from nursing school.
Education
· Diploma /degree from an accredited nursing school or university.
· Valid nursing license from country or State/Province of origin is required.
· Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support with renewal of Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification every two years from a recognized educational institution, is required.

Key Responsibilities

· The Nurse shall understand the Safety and Quality Management System (SQM) and carry out the policies and procedures appropriate for his/her position.
· Provide administrative assistance to the Doctor and Senior Doctor including completion of medical forms/reports.
· Ensure confidentiality of medical information.
· Provide First-Aid instruction for crew members as directed by the Doctor, the Staff Captain and oversees the operation, good order and cleanliness of the Medical Center and Secondary Medical Space.
· Assist the Doctor in carrying out his professional responsibilities and duties.
· Provide nursing care for minor and major emergency situations for passengers and crew.
· The Nurses need to do a triage of every patient. It is the responsibility of the Nurse to immediately inform the Doctor when she finds or suspects that a patient has a life threatening condition or has any abnormality in the vital signs.
· In addition to assisting the Doctor with patient care, the Nurses have a variety of administrative responsibilities in relation to care of guests and crew and management of the Medical Facility and pharmacy.
· Generally, it is the responsibility of all Nurses to become fully versed with the policies and procedures of the ship. Each Nurse will serve at scheduled times on a medical "on call" roster each day. During this period, the Nurse will assist the Doctor on duty.
· When any member of the medical staff receives a telephone call or otherwise becomes aware of a potentially serious guest or crew medical issue outside established office hours, that contact or telephone call should be followed-up by an "in person" visit with the patient by a member of the medical staff, which should then be documented accordingly in medical records.
· The Nurse must participate in all lifeboat and emergency drills held on board unless excused by the Staff Captain.
· The Nurse must also assist in maintaining a proper inventory level of pharmaceutical and medical supplies.
· Risk Management and the Director or Medical Operations should be advised of any substantial missing items or supplies.
· The Nurse must follow company’s policy for inspection of diagnostic and life support equipment for proper working order.
· The Nurse must ensure that all expired medications are removed from the shelves and are disposed of according to environmental policies or, if applicable, return them to the vendor in case that a medication has any refund value.
· Test the water samples delivered to the medical facility for this purpose using the method designated by Public Health (such as Colisure) and maintain a log of test results. The Nur