Staff Nurse – Labor & Delivery (TP)

About the role

The Staff Nurse – Labor & Delivery (TP) provides direct and indirect age‑specific care to patients in the Labour and Delivery Unit at American Hospital Dubai. The role involves comprehensive nursing assessment, care planning, coordination and adherence to Joint Commission International standards.

Key responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments, critical care evaluations and document all relevant data in the medical record.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop and adjust individualized care plans.
• Coordinate clinical pathways, prioritize care, and initiate appropriate transfer plans.
• Maintain unit supplies, equipment, and ensure compliance with safety, infection control and medication handling policies.
• Participate in staff meetings, unit committees, continuous quality improvement activities and mandatory education programs.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (minimum 3‑year program) or equivalent degree with registration as a Registered Nurse in Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand or Australia.
• Valid nursing license/registration in the home country or last place of employment.
• Minimum of two years recent post‑graduate experience in a Labour and Delivery unit.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Required skills

• Neonatal resuscitation in the delivery room.
• Assisting with antepartum external cephalic version.
• Conducting Apgar scoring.
• Bladder catheterisation during labour.
• Assisting in emergent cesarean births.