Staff Nurse - Pediatric Inpatient Ward TP

AMERICAN HOSPITAL; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN HOSPITAL in Dubai seeks a pediatric nurse to provide direct and indirect age-specific care in the pediatric ward. You will perform nursing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation while coordinating with families and a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires a nursing degree with valid registration and at least two years of pediatric ward experience. BLS certification and ongoing education are expected to maintain clinical competencies.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid nursing degree and national registration for practice.
• Experience in pediatric ward nursing and age-appropriate care.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provides age-specific patient-centered nursing care using the nursing process.
• Performs patient assessments and coordinates care with families.
• Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to plan and evaluate care.
• Maintains documentation in medical records per hospital standards.
• Ensures safety and infection control measures on the unit.
• Delivers pre-operative and post-operative pediatric care as needed.
• Participates in CQI activities and ongoing education.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Pediatrics care

Team collaboration

Care planning

Documentation

Infection control

Patient education

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

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

Job description

Provides direct and indirect age-specific care for assigned patients in the Paediatric Ward. Delivers nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients across the healthcare continuum involving families. Provides, but is not limited to, age-specific paediatric care and managing acute and chronic cases.

Responsibilities:

General:

• Provides age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process.
• Performspatientassessmentusingappropriate,problem-focused,andage-specific assessment techniques.
• Performscontinualcritical careassessmentofpatientandfamily'sphysical and psychological needs.
• Involvesthepatient, significantothers,andhealthcareprovidersintheplanofcare when appropriate.
• Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Coordinatesandplanscriticalcare/clinicalpathway,andprioritizescare,basedon individual needs. Revise the care plan as necessary.
• Initiates appropriate transfer plan.
• Recognizes subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.
• Documentsallrelevant datainthemedicalrecord accordingto hospital/departmental standards.
• Ensuresavailabilityandmaintenanceofsuppliesandequipmentneededfortheunit and patient care.
• Performs clerical duties when needed.
• Assumes responsibility for meeting Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA)requiredmandatory education(e.g.fire,safety,infection controlandothers).
• Ensures clinical competencies as well as life support courses are 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 narcotics/Controlled and Semi-ControlledDrugsanddocumentationasdirectedbypoliciesandprocedures.
• Ensurescompletionofunitcompetenciesi.e.painmanagement,andutilizationof Emergency department devices.
• Maintainsclinicalandprofessionalcompetencybasedonthelatestresearch and established standards of practice.
• Completes yearly, the critical care nursing competencies (basic).
• Participates in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities (data collection,CQIteams, incidentreporting,customer complaintreporting,medication error reporting etc.).
• Participates in ongoing educational activities.
• Maintains mandatory educational requirements.
• Performs additional duties when required.

Unit Specific:

• Encourages the use of the playroom.
• Abidesbythestandardsofcareandpracticeofthehospital andthenursing department.
• Adherestotherequiredassessmentandnursingtherapeuticskillsaccordingtothe paediatric manual.
• Initiatesbasiclifesupportduring codesuntilthecodeteamarrivesandtakesover the resuscitation process.
• Provides support to family/caregivers of paediatric patients as needed.
• Implements and monitors infection control measures.
• Administersandmonitors medications'desirableandundesirableeffects and intervenes accordingly.
• Ensures patients are provided with appropriate nutrition.
• Delivers pre-operative and post-operative patient care.
• Appliessafetymeasures relatedtopaediatricpatientcaremainlypatientfallsand safe environment.
• Abides strictly on the procedure of paediatric security.
• Operates all unit-required equipment safely.
• Participatesinquality initiativesandquality improvementactivitiestoimprovethe unit standards of quality provided.
• Provides patient and family education by:
  • Assessing patient and family readiness and ability to learn.
  • Identifying learning needs and objectives.
  • Developingandimplementingtheteachingplanutilizingthepatient education manual.
  • Leading/encouraging a multidisciplinary approach to patient discharge.
  • Evaluating the teaching-learning process.
  • Documenting 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 a Pediatrics Ward
• 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