Job description

Unit Specific:

• Performs wound dressing and changes within the scope of practice.
• Conducts suture removal within the scope of practice.
• Undertakes blood extraction and centrifugation for Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) within the scope of practice.
• Performs ultraviolet therapy within the scope of practice.
• Supports in electrocautery procedures.
• Executes mole mapping procedures within the scope of practice.
• Performs iontophoresis treatment within the scope of practice.
• Assists in microneedling radiofrequency.
• Supports in fractional laser procedures.
• Aids in broadband light treatments.
• Assists in Erbium YAG laser procedures.
• Supports in vascular laser procedures.
• Assists in skin excisions, biopsies, and incision and drainage procedures.
• Assists in cryotherapy within the scope of practice.
• Conducts patch tests within the scope of practice.
• Assists in mesotherapy procedures.

Skills

QUALIFICATION:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (minimum of three (3) years full-time course duration) 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
• 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)
• 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)
• Must hold a valid License/Registration to practice in their 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 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of two (2) years of recent post-graduate experience in a Dermatology Nursing
• Knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age, appropriateness, and developmental needs of patients
• Skills in the assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological needs
• Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritising care based on individual needs