Staff Nurse - Plastic Surgery Clinic

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American Hospital Dubai is seeking a seasoned Staff Nurse for its Plastic Surgery Clinic, a full time onsite role in Dubai. The ideal candidate will perform negative pressure wound therapy, post operative breast reconstruction support, wound care, suture removal, PRP processing, and assist with electrocautery, skin excisions, biopsies, and drainage, while delivering age appropriate patient centered care and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Requirements include a nursing degree (Bachelor’s preferred) or RN registration from Canada, the USA, the UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, or Australia, valid licensure, BLS, and at least two years of plastic surgery nursing experience. UAE nationals may have exemptions. Tips: tailor your resume to highlight plastic surgery competencies, CQI activities, infection control training, and ongoing education; provide concrete examples of wound therapy and patient outcomes, and confirm licensure and JCIA familiarity.

Executes various clinical procedures including negative pressure wound therapy, aidsin breast augmentation post-breast reconstruction surgery, performs wound dressing and alteration, as well as skin staple and clip rmoval. Completes tasks such as suture removal, blood extraction and centrifuge for Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy, and assists in electrocautery procedures. Provides valuable assistance in skin excisions, biopsies, and incision and drainage procedures professionally.

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 family's 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. Revise 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 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.
• 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:

• Executes Negative pressure wound therapy within the defined professional boundaries.
• Aids in Breast augmentation following Breast reconstruction surgery.
• Performs Wound dressing and alteration within professional guidelines.
• Carries out Skin staple and clip removal within professional boundaries.
• Complete Suture removal within the limits of professional practice.
• Performs Blood extraction and Centrifuge for Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) within professional boundaries.
• Aids in Electrocautery procedures.
• Assists in Skin excisions, biopsies, and incision and drainage procedures.

• 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 Plastic Surgery 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 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