Staff Nurse - Endoscopy TP

Role Overview

Staff Nurse - Endoscopy TP at American Hospital Dubai. The role performs endoscopic procedures to diagnose and treat health issues, including preparing patients for procedures, assisting the doctor in performing the test, and delivering patient care during recovery.

Role Purpose

Ensures endoscopies are performed safely and properly while maintaining patient comfort before, during, and after procedures. Provides age-specific, patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process and collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to meet individual patient needs.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Preparation and Education

• Explain the procedure and field patient questions before an endoscopy.
• Perform patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques.
• Administer sedatives and IV drips at the beginning of an endoscopy.
• Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.

Clinical Care and Monitoring

• Provide age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process.
• Perform continual critical care assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological needs.
• Assess patient and family's physical and psychological needs.
• Monitor patient vital signs during and after the procedure.
• Recognize subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.
• Coordinate and plan critical care and clinical pathway and prioritize care based on individual needs; revise the care plan as necessary.

Procedure Support

• Sterilize and organize equipment used during endoscopies.
• Assist the doctor performing the endoscopy.

Discharge and Recovery

• Provide discharge instructions to patients before they leave the hospital, clinic, or doctor's office.
• Initiate appropriate transfer plan.

Equipment and Environment Management

• Ensure availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.

Documentation and Compliance

• Document all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital and departmental standards.
• Perform safe handling, drawing, and administrating narcotics and Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures.
• Ensure completion of unit competencies (e.g., pain management and utilization of auto-transfusion devices).

Professional Development and Quality Improvement

• Maintain clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice.
• Complete yearly critical care nursing competencies (basic).
• Participate in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities (data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, medication error reporting).
• Participate in ongoing educational activities.
• Maintain mandatory educational requirements.
• Assume responsibility for meeting JCI-required mandatory education (e.g., fire, safety, infection control, and others).

Collaboration and Administration

• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Participate in staff meetings and unit committees and projects.
• Participate in developing and achieving unit goals.
• Perform clerical duties when needed.
• Perform additional duties when required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (minimum of three years full-time course duration), or Degree in nursing (minimum two years course duration) and registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia.
• Minimum of two years of recent post-graduate experience in Endoscopy.
• 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.

Special Considerations for UAE Nationals and Non-UAE Graduates

• 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 months of clinical training post-graduation in an APS health facility (except for Registered and Assistant Nurse titles).

Skills & Competencies

• Valid License or Registration to practice in home country and/or country of last employment (where applicable).
• Minimum of valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification or others according to the scope of practice.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.

Additional Information

• Full details are available on the employer's original posting.