Staff Nurse - PICU - Urgent Jobs in Dubai

Job Description

About the job

Provides direct and indirect age-specific care for assigned patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) as 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, national and international standards.

Responsibilities

• Provides age-specific patient-centered care in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) utilizing the nursing process
• Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
• Coordinates and plans critical care/clinical pathway, and prioritizes care, based on individual needs
• 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
• 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.)
• Performs additional duties when required. Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.

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 title).
• 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 the Intensive Care Unit/Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• 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.