Emergency Department Nurse

About the role

A leading healthcare organization in Dubai is looking for a highly skilled and compassionate Emergency Department Nurse. The nurse provides safe, timely, patient-centered care to people presenting with acute illness, injury and medical emergencies, in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.

Key responsibilities

• Provide immediate nursing care to patients with medical, surgical, traumatic and other emergency conditions
• Rapidly assess and triage patients, and monitor vital signs, neurological status and pain, escalating deterioration promptly
• Administer medications, IV fluids, blood products and other treatments per protocol
• Assist physicians and the multidisciplinary team during resuscitation, trauma management and other critical interventions
• Prepare and operate emergency equipment such as cardiac monitors, defibrillators, ventilators and infusion pumps
• Take part in CPR, advanced life support and emergency response activities
• Perform wound care, dressing changes, specimen collection, catheterization and establish IV access
• Provide pain management and comfort measures, and educate patients and families
• Maintain accurate records and comply with infection prevention, patient safety and hospital policies
• Participate in emergency preparedness, quality improvement, clinical audits, case reviews and continuing professional development

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of recent emergency department nursing experience in a hospital
• Valid nursing license from the home country and eligibility for a Dubai nursing license (DHA eligibility, license or willingness to obtain)
• Willingness to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends and public holidays, and to work in Dubai, UAE

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of emergency nursing, triage, resuscitation, trauma care and acute patient management
• Excellent clinical assessment, critical thinking, communication and decision-making skills
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required; PALS, TNCC or similar is an advantage
• Experience in a tertiary care or internationally accredited hospital is an advantage