Job description:
Provides direct and indirect age-specific care for assigned patients in medical-surgical nursing units per scheduled shifts. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, professional performance and coordination of care for patients across the healthcare continuum involving families. Provides patients with medical and/or surgical cases, clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes as per the American Hospital Dubai's policies, procedures, guidelines, Professional Practice Model, and standards of practice.
Position Qualification:
•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 Medical-Surgical speciality
•Private hospital experience preferred
•Knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age, appropriateness and developmental needs of patients
•Skills in assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological needs
•Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritising care based on individual needs
•Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is essential
