Registered Nurse - Derma OPD

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An on-site full-time Registered Nurse role in the Derma OPD at NMC Healthcare in Dubai centers on patient safety and the continuous cycle of assessment, planning and evaluation of care within an interprofessional team. The post holder will coordinate patient care, educate patients and families, assess needs, develop and evaluate care plans, record vital signs and escalate abnormalities, manage admissions transfers and discharges, and promote a safe environment while keeping technical and clinical nursing skills current. Essential duties include life support as required, administering medications and IV fluids, wound care, and assisting invasive and non-invasive procedures. Requirements: valid RN license for the relevant regulatory authority, ongoing re-licensure, and a current American Heart Association BLS card, with willingness to work across departments. To apply, tailor your CV to highlight dermatology outpatient experience, team-based care planning, and concrete outcomes; emphasize BLS ACLS PALS certifications and UAE work eligibility.

The post holder will always work within the scope of practice, putting the health, wellbeing and safety of their patient first as they assess, plan, implement and evaluate their needs.

• Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.

• Assess and identify patients' needs and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings.

• Perform systematic patient assessment, re-assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.

• Understand and analyse the assessment information and data.

• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.

• Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.

• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the interprofessional team, in collaboration with the patient and patient's bystanders.

• Record vital signs, recognize, address and escalate all abnormalities.

• Maintain and update technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice.

• Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.

• Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory examinations.

• Perform essential life support as per regulatory requirements and scope such as but not limited to Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation etc.

• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.

• Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.

• Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions.

• Provide wound care management.

• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed.

• Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission, transfer and discharge.

• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates.

• Manage their own professional re-licensure.

• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.

• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.