Amira Haddad
Registered Nurse · Intensive Care · Patient Safety
Registered Nurse with 6 years of experience in intensive care and internal medicine at a university hospital. Specialist qualification in intensive care and anaesthesia nursing, practice instructor for nursing trainees, and member of the ward's patient-safety working group. Calm under pressure, empathetic with patients and families, and committed to evidence-based care.
Employment
Intensive Care Nurse
University Hospital Cologne, Medical ICU
Oct 2020 – Present
- Provide care for up to 2 ventilated patients per shift on a 24-bed medical intensive care unit.
- Manage invasive monitoring, ventilation, renal replacement therapy and ECMO support in close collaboration with physicians.
- Certified practice instructor: supervise 6–8 nursing trainees per year through their ICU placements.
- Member of the patient-safety group; co-developed a delirium screening routine that cut missed assessments by 35%.
Tools: CAM-ICU, RASS, ECMO, CRRT, ICCA patient record, hygiene and infection control
Registered Nurse
St. Elisabeth Hospital, Internal Medicine, Bonn
Sep 2018 – Sep 2020
- Cared for patients with cardiology, gastroenterology and oncology conditions on a 32-bed ward.
- Handled admissions, discharge management and coordination with social services.
Tools: Care planning, wound management, medication management, Orbis EHR
Education
Specialist Qualification in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia Nursing
2021 – 2023
University Hospital Cologne Training Academy, Germany
Two-year state-recognised specialist training (DKG).
State Examination in Nursing (Registered Nurse)
2015 – 2018
Nursing School St. Elisabeth, Bonn, Germany
Certifications & Training
Practice Instructor (Praxisanleiterin), 300 hours
2022
Cologne Academy for Health Professions
Advanced Life Support (ALS) Provider
2024
European Resuscitation Council
Skills
Clinical Care
Intensive Care, Ventilation, Invasive Monitoring, ECMO, CRRT
Patient Safety
Hygiene & Infection Control, Delirium Screening, Risk Assessment
Teaching
Trainee Supervision, Onboarding, Skills Training
Documentation
ICCA, Orbis, Care Planning, Discharge Management
Languages
German — C2
Arabic — Native
English — B2