Summary
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) is seeking a Wound Care Nurse to assess and treat inpatients with wounds, including high-risk patients with complex skin integrity needs. The role coordinates care across settings, monitors patient outcomes, and provides specialist advice and education. It also includes mentoring, precepting, committee participation, and quality improvement work. Requirements include at least 4 years of post-qualification clinical experience, including 2 years in a wound care unit, a qualifying nursing degree and registration, a current national license, and BLS.
The posting
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The purpose of the job is to provide advanced specialist advice, assessment, and treatment to inpatients with wounds at SSMC. They coordinate clinical care for high-risk patients with complex skin integrity issues across the continuum of care settings, integrating knowledge of advanced pathophysiology and human responses to health problems to plan and monitor patient outcomes. The Wound Care Nurse functions as a care provider, educator, and consultant, providing leadership through preceptor and quality improvement roles, and possessing excellent communication skills for mentoring, teaching, and committee participation.
Qualifications
Experience :-
Required:
• Not less than 4 years of clinical experience post qualification in an appropriate & relevant healthcare settings
• Not less than 2 years’ experience in the wound care unit.
Desired:
• N.A.
Educational Qualification: Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing OR Degree in Nursing (minimum two (2) years course duration) and Registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia
• Valid/current national license.
• BLS
Desired:
• N.A.