Wound Care Staff Nurse

American Hospital Dubai; Dubai; On-site; AED 134,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

American Hospital Dubai is seeking a qualified nurse to provide age-specific care in the Wound Care Unit. The role involves comprehensive nursing assessment, planning, and coordination across the care continuum with families and the care team.

The incumbent will adhere to JCIA requirements and international patient safety goals, maintaining clinical competency and contributing to unit CQI efforts.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor of Science in Nursing and RN license.
• Experience in inpatient/wound care nursing preferred.
• Knowledge of JCIA standards and patient safety goals considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide age-specific, patient-centered nursing care using the nursing process.
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments and document findings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to coordinate care.
• Administer medications and manage narcotic/semi-controlled substances per policy.
• Participate in CQI activities and mandatory education.
• Ensure unit readiness and participate in staff meetings and unit projects.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Patient care planning

Inpatient care

Critical care support

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Registered Nurse license

Job description

Job Description:

Provides direct and indirect age-specific care for assigned patients in the Wound Care Unit per scheduled shifts. Responsible for professional performance and safe patient care. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and care coordination for patients across the healthcare continuum involving families. Abides by the Joint Commission International (JCI) requirements, including but not limited to International Patient Safety Goals, and national and international standards.

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 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:
  • Providing burn care for the chest, abdomen, and back.
  • Performing appliance care and provide long-term care for patients with colostomy and ileostomy.
  • Applying and monitoring Negative Pressure Wound Therapy.
  • Removing skin staples and clips safely.
  • Conducting comprehensive wound assessment and documentation.

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 Inpatient/Wound Care 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 familys physical and psychological needs.
• Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritizing care based on individual needs.