Staff Nurse - Oncology (Al Barsha Clinic)

AMERICAN HOSPITAL; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN HOSPITAL in United Arab Emirates seeks a qualified nurse to provide direct patient care across paediatric to geriatric populations, coordinating care with a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes oncology nursing, comprehensive patient assessment, and strict compliance with safety, infection control, and JCIA standards. Requires valid nursing registration and BLS, with experience in critical care settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (minimum 3 years) or degree in Nursing with RN registration.
• UAE nationals: UAE-specific exemptions apply for experience/training.
• Must hold a valid license/registration to practice in home country or current country.
• Minimum of two years post-graduate experience in Oncology Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process.
• Perform patient assessment and continual critical care assessment.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Ensure safe handling and administration of Narcotic/Controlled drugs and documentation.
• Maintain unit equipment, supplies, and infection control measures.
• Participate in CQI activities, staff meetings, and ongoing education.

Skills

Oncology nursing

Patient assessment

BLS certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing or equivalent (minimum 3 years)

Degree in Nursing with RN registration (minimum 2 years)

Job description

Job description

Provides direct patient care and coordinates patient care-related activities using the scientific process of nursing. Nursing care is given to Paediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations.

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 family's 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. Revise 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).
• Ensures clinical competencies as well as life support courses up to date.
• 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:

• Identifies the patient accurately.
• Identifies and responds to urgent/emergencies appropriately and directs team members.
• Provides Nursing Care to patients before and post-procedure.
• Books patient for appointment, procedure, or treatment according to treatment plan.
• Follows up on patients' diagnostic tests and coordinate with physicians to inform patients about their results, treatment, or if a follow-up is needed with a physician.
• Keeps consultation rooms stocked and clean before and after the patient has been seen.
• Ensures patient education is provided upon discharge.
• Checks crash cart, refrigeration temperature checklist, etc.
• Reports medical equipment due for Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) monthly.
• Addresses urgent care cases with the physician.
• Addresses all Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tasks on time.
• Calls patients to inform them of approved labs and images and ensure scheduling takes place.
• Updates all patients about the status of their requests.
• Follows up with the insurance coordinators on approvals needed.
• Coordinates with the Operating Room (OR) Coordinator and patient to schedule the operations when applicable.
• Maintains and updates skills and knowledge in medication administration including chemotherapy and blood and blood products transfusion.
• Maintains and updates skills and knowledge in venous access including (peripheral lines and all types of central lines).
• Creates and safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff.
• Maintains records for patient care and assists in audit of nursing documentation and departmental records as requested.
• Assists in developing and providing related educational materials and education to patients and families.
• Participates in facility surveys and inspections as requested.
• Provides basic life support when needed.
• Assists physicians in Lumbar Puncture, bone marrow aspirate and biopsy, thoracentesis and abdominal paracentesis and chest tube insertion.
• Implements and monitors infection control measures.
• Initiates and handles Intra Venous Access Device (IVAD) line for administering cytotoxic and biologic agents and fluids.
• Manages patients receiving cytotoxic and biologic agents for side effects and complications.
• Manages patients with oncology emergencies.
• Ensures that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition.
• Assists patient in accepting and coping with his/her disease.
• Delivers pre-operative and post-operative patient care, when applicable.
• Applies safety measures related to patient care.
• Operates all unit-required equipment safely.
• Manages kidney transplant patients when applicable.
• Manages bone marrow transplant patients when applicable.
• Manages patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
• Manages immunosuppressed patients when applicable.
• Provides palliative and end-of-life care.
• Assesses patient and family readiness and identifies learning needs.
• Develops and implements the teaching plan to include the disease trajectory and psychosocial issues, preventive, and early detection practices.
• Evaluates the teaching-learning process.
• Documents patient and family education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's 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 mother's 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 Oncology Nursing.
• 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 family's physical and psychological needs.
• Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritizing care based on individual needs.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is essential.