Staff Nurse - Heart Center

Role Overview

Staff Nurse - Heart Center at American Hospital Dubai. The role provides direct patient care and coordinates patient care-related activities for adult and geriatric populations using the scientific process of nursing.

Role Purpose

To deliver patient-centered cardiovascular nursing care, perform cardiac diagnostic procedures, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to support the clinical pathway and achieve optimal patient outcomes in the Heart Center.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care & Assessment

• Provide age-specific, patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process.
• Perform patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques.
• Conduct continual critical care assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological needs.
• Assess patient and family's physical and psychological needs.
• Recognize subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.
• Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.
• Knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age, appropriateness, and developmental needs of patients.

Care Coordination & Planning

• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Coordinate and plan critical care and clinical pathway, and prioritize care based on individual needs.
• Revise the care plan as necessary.
• Initiate appropriate transfer plan.

Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures

• Conduct Electrocardiograms (ECG).
• Perform Pulse Wave Volume Recording, including Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) and Toe-Brachial Index (TBI) assessments.
• Assist during Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram procedures.
• Assist in Tilt Table tests.
• Support in performing Bubble tests.
• Offer assistance in conducting Treadmill Stress Tests.
• Aid in Adenosine Stress Tests.
• Provide support during Nuclear Stress Tests.
• Assist in Echocardiograms with Contrast.

Documentation & Compliance

• Document all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital and departmental standards.
• Perform safe handling and administrating of Narcotic/Controlled and Semi-Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures.
• Participate in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities, including data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, and medication error reporting.

Safety, Quality & Professional Development

• Maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Ensure availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.
• Ensure completion of unit competencies including pain management and utilization of Emergency department devices.
• Maintain clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice.
• Complete yearly critical care nursing competencies (basic).
• Assume responsibility for meeting Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) required mandatory education, including fire, safety, infection control and others.
• Maintain mandatory educational requirements.
• Participate in ongoing educational activities.

Team & Organizational Engagement

• 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 with a minimum of three (3) years full-time course duration, or Degree in Nursing with a minimum of two (2) years course duration and Registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, or 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 or Registration to practice in their home country 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.
• Minimum of two (2) years of recent post-graduate experience in Cardiology nursing or Heart Center.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is essential.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to assess patient and family's physical and psychological needs.
• Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritizing care based on individual needs.
• Competency in conducting cardiovascular diagnostic procedures.
• Proficiency in pain management.
• Ability to utilize Emergency department devices.