Staff Nurse - ObGyne Clinic

Role Overview

Staff Nurse - ObGyne Clinic at American Hospital Dubai. The role provides direct patient care and coordinates patient care-related activities across adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations in obstetrics and gynecology.

Role Purpose

Deliver evidence-based nursing care to women across all age groups, supporting gynecological and obstetric procedures while ensuring optimal patient assessment, safety, and well-being through the application of the nursing process.

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.
• Perform 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.

Care Coordination & Planning

• 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.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age-appropriateness and developmental needs of patients.

Gynecological & Obstetric Procedures

• Provide assistance during Colposcopy.
• Aid in Cryotherapy procedures.
• Assist in Endometrial Biopsy.
• Support during the Excision of Bartholin Cyst.
• Help with the removal of Cervical Cerclage.
• Assist in the removal of Cervical Polyp.
• Provide support for Implant removal or insertion.
• Assist in Intrauterine Device (IUD) Insertion and Removal.
• Perform Cardiotocography (CTG) Monitoring.

Collaboration & Teamwork

• 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.

Safety & Environment

• Maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Perform safe handling and administering of Narcotic, Controlled, and Semi-Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures.
• Assume responsibility for meeting Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) required mandatory education including fire, safety, infection control, and others.

Quality & Competency

• Document all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital and departmental standards.
• 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 the critical care nursing competencies (basic).
• Participate in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities including data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, and medication error reporting.
• Participate in ongoing educational activities.
• Maintain mandatory educational requirements.

Operational & Administrative

• Ensure availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.
• Perform clerical duties when needed.
• Perform additional duties when required.

Qualifications & Experience

Education & Credentials

• 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.
• Must hold a valid License or Registration to practice in their home country and/or country of last employment (where applicable).

UAE National Requirements

• UAE national 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 Requirements

• 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).

Professional Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years of recent post-graduate experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology setting.

Skills & Competencies

• Skill in the assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological needs.
• Skill in coordination and planning of care and prioritizing care based on individual needs.
• Knowledge of age-appropriate, problem-focused assessment techniques.
• Ability to recognize subtle clinical cues and anticipate potential problems.

Additional Information

Certifications

• Must hold a minimum of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification or others according to the scope of practice.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is essential.