Staff Nurse - Operation Theatre TP

Role Overview

Staff Nurse - Operation Theatre TP at American Hospital Dubai. This position provides direct and indirect age-specific care for assigned patients in the Operating Room per scheduled shifts.

Role Purpose

Deliver professional and safe patient care through nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and care coordination for patients across the healthcare continuum involving families. Abide by Joint Commission International (JCI) requirements, including International Patient Safety Goals and national and international standards.

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
• Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate
• Recognize subtle cues to anticipate potential problems
• Assess patient and family's physical and psychological needs
• Render care and services based on age, appropriateness, and developmental needs of patients

Care Planning & Coordination

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

Documentation & Operations

• Document all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital/departmental standards
• Ensure availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care
• Perform clerical duties when needed

Safety & Compliance

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

Professional Development & Quality

• Ensure completion of unit competencies (pain management, 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 ongoing educational activities
• Maintain mandatory educational requirements
• Participate in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities (data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, medication error reporting)

Organizational Engagement

• Participate in staff meetings and unit committees/projects
• Participate in developing and achieving unit goals
• Perform additional duties when required

Equipment Operation

• Operate Arthroscopy Tower System
• Operate Stotz Laparoscopic Tower
• Use Defibrillator for cardioversion, defibrillation, and transcutaneous pacing

Chest Tube Management

• Prepare Chest Tubes
• Set up Chest Tube Drainage System
• Monitor and care for Chest Tube Drainage System

Electrosurgery & Laser Safety

• Ensure Electro Surgery Safety
• Perform Electrosurgical Procedures in the Operating Room
• Ensure Laser Safety in the Operating Room
• Ensure Surgical Smoke Safety

Infection Prevention & Environmental Control

• Practice Hand Hygiene
• Prevent Transmission of Infections
• Implement Latex Allergy Protocol
• Maintain a Sterile Field
• Clean Environment
• Clean Operating Room
• Adhere to Surgical Attire Guidelines
• Manage Fire Prevention and respond to fire emergencies

Specimen Handling

• Handle Frozen Section Specimens
• Manage Specimens
• Classify Wounds in the Operating Room

Surgical Safety & Procedures

• Conduct Instrument, Sponge, and Sharp Count
• Prevent Retained Instruments, Sharps, and Sponges
• Manage Sharps
• Perform Skin Antisepsis
• Demonstrate knowledge about the importance of and check Informed Consent

Patient Safety & Positioning

• Prevent Hypothermia in the Operating Room
• Utilize Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Device
• Apply Pneumatic Tourniquet
• Follow Positioning General Guidelines
• Maintain Operating Room Table
• Provide Care for Malignant Hyperthermia Patients
• Ensure Safety in Minimal Invasive Surgery

Communication & Coordination

• Facilitate Team Communication

Pediatric-Specific Care

• Assist in Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy for Pediatrics
• Prepare Chest Tubes in Pediatrics
• Set up Chest Tube Drainage System in Pediatrics
• Monitor and care for the Chest Tube Drainage System in Pediatrics
• Assist in Chest Tube Removal for Pediatrics
• Use Handheld Resuscitation Bag and Mask in Pediatrics
• Manage Infiltration & Extravasation in Pediatrics
• Assist in Lumbar Puncture for Pediatrics
• Administer Oxygen through Nasal Prongs for Neonates
• Manage Obstructed Airway in Children and Infants
• Perform Tracheostomy Suctioning
• Change Tracheostomy Ties
• Change Tracheostomy Tube
• Provide Tracheostomy Care for Pediatrics

Preceptor Responsibilities (When Applicable)

• Complete the Preceptor workshop and meet the criteria indicators for the preceptor role on the unit
• Plan, implement, and evaluate the individualized competency-based orientation in collaboration with the orientee, nurse manager, and clinical resource nurse
• Provide appropriate feedback on time to orientee and Nurse Manager
• Provide objective documentation to the nurse manager utilizing American Hospital Dubai's established standards of care (Competency List "Green Book and Blue Book")

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (minimum 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 two years of recent post-graduate experience in the Operating Room
• Knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age, appropriateness, and developmental needs of patients
• Skills in 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 Provisions 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

Special Provisions for Non-UAE National Graduates from UAE Universities

• Required to successfully complete six months of clinical training post-graduation in an APS health facility (except for Registered and Assistant Nurse titles)

Licensing & Certifications

• Must hold a valid License/Registration to practice in 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