Staff Nurse - NICU TP

American Hospital Dubai; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

American Hospital Dubai in Dubai, UAE seeks a dedicated nurse for NICU coverage from neonates to paediatrics. You will perform comprehensive nursing assessments, care planning, and family-centered care, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires a nursing degree and RN registration with a valid BLS certification, plus at least two years in NICU. UAE nationals have special training exemptions where applicable. A strong commitment to JCIA standards is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (minimum 3 years full-time) or degree in Nursing with RN registration
• RN registration from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia
• UAE nationals: exemption from experience and clinical training; born in UAE country needs birth certificate and mother’s book
• Non-UAE graduates from UAE universities: six months of clinical training post-graduation in an APS health facility
• Must hold valid license/registration to practice in home country or country of last employment
• Must hold a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or as per scope of practice
• Minimum of two years post-graduate NICU experience
• Knowledge of age-appropriate care and family involvement

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect care for NICU patients using the nursing process
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to coordinate care and plan
• Perform unit-specific procedures like incubator management and assisting with intubation in neonates
• Maintain unit safety, infection control, and JCIA mandatory education
• Document data in medical records per hospital standards and ensure supplies are available
• Participate in CQI activities and ongoing educational programs

Skills

NICU experience

BLS certification

Family-centered care

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Pediatric advanced care

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

RN registration (Canada/USA/UK/Ireland/S Africa/NZ/Australia)

Job description

Job Description:

Provides direct and indirect care for assigned patients (neonates to adolescents) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Delivers nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients across the healthcare continuum while involving families. Delivers, but is not limited to paediatric hemodynamics, cardiac monitoring, and management of paediatric patients with complex medical and surgical conditions.

Responsibilities

General:

• Provides age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process:
  • Performs patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques.
  • Performs continual critical care assessment of patient and familys physical and psychological needs.
  • Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.
  • Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care.
  • Coordinates and plans critical care/clinical pathway, and prioritizes care, based on individual needs. Revises the care plan as necessary.
  • Initiates appropriate transfer plan.
  • Recognizes subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.
  • Documents all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital/departmental standards.
  • Ensures availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.
  • Performs clerical duties when needed.
  • Assumes responsibility for meeting Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) required mandatory education (e.g. fire, safety, infection control and others).
  • Participates in staff meetings and unit committees/projects.
• Participates in developing and achieving unit goals.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Performs safe handling and administrating of Narcotic/Controlled and Semi-Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures.
• Ensures completion of unit competencies i.e. pain management, and utilization of Emergency department devices.
• Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice.
• Completes yearly, the critical care nursing competencies (basic).
• Participates in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities (data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, medication error reporting etc.).
• Participates in ongoing educational activities.
• Maintains mandatory educational requirements.
• Performs additional duties when required.

Unit Specific:

• Performs nursing interventions/procedures per established standards of care (Competency List “Green Book”) policy and procedures including but not limited to:
  • Administering Hepatitis B vaccine to neonates.
  • Managing incubators (Giraffe and Isolette) for neonates.
  • Assisting with intubation with direct visualization in neonates.
  • Assisting with lumbar puncture procedures in neonates.
  • Performing dressing changes for Peripherally Inserted Central Line Catheter (PICC) in neonates.

Preceptor’s Responsibilities (when applicable):

• Completes the Preceptor workshop and meets the criteria indicators for the preceptor role on the unit.
• Plans, implements and evaluates the individualized competency-based orientation in collaboration with the orientee, nurse manager, and clinical resource nurse.
• Provides appropriate feedback on time to orientee and Nurse Manager.
• Provides objective documentation to the nurse manager utilizing the American Hospital Dubais established standards of care (Competency List “Green Book and Blue Book”).

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in nursing (minimum of three (3) years full-time course duration) or
• Degree in Nursing (minimum two (2) years course duration) and Registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia
• For UAE nationals graduates of UAE or non-UAE universities are exempted from the experience and clinical training requirements for the applied title. (UAE nationals must submit a copy of their birth certificate and the mothers family book)
• Non-UAE national graduates from UAE universities are required to successfully complete six (6) months of clinical training post-graduation in an APS health facility (except for Registered and assistant Nurse titles)
• Must hold a valid License/Registration to practice in their home country and/or country of last employment (where applicable)
• Must hold a minimum of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification or others according to the scope of practice

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of two (2) years of recent post-graduate experience in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
• Knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age, appropriateness, and developmental needs of patients.
• Skills in the assessment of patient and familys physical and psychological needs.
• Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritizing care based on individual needs.

Requirements: