Clinical Resource Nurse - Education - Jeddah, For Male or female applicant

Category
Nursing and Midwifery

Speciality
Nursing Education

Location
Jeddah

Hospital
To apply for this post you should hold a European, North American, Australian or New Zealand Passport. Professional Connections is contracted by our client to recruit from these territories only.

Our Client hospital in Jeddah is a 500 bed JCI accredited acute care hospital providing state of the art medical care for the population in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia. Jeddah is one of the most popular locations in Saudi Arabia, a cosmopolitan city with a population of 2 million, excellent shopping, international cuisine and a multicultural workforce.

Medical Services at the hospital include: Anaesthesia & ICU (ICU, PICU, Cardiac ICU, NICU, Cardiopulmonary Services, Oral & Dental Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Medical Imaging , Medicine, Renal Dialysis Unit, Obstetrics & Gynaecology , Paediatrics , Surgery, Oncology, Home Health Care Program, Outpatients Dept. and Al Iskan Clinics situated off site.
In addition, it promotes and advances an understanding of diseases prevention amongst the population.

Founded in July 1982, the hospital has continued to develop and expand. Recent projects include:The Cardiology Centre, Nursing College at King Saud University for Health Sciences, Out patient clinic centre, Grand expansion to all Emergency Room facilities, Grand expansion to the Oncology Centre, Founding the Bone Marrow Transplantation Centre and Burns Unit.

Description

Job Title: Clinical Resource Nurse
Responsible to: Director, Clinical Nursing

Basic Function

Provides unit-based skills assessment and development for nursing personnel, nursing students, interns and residents within a clinical socialite.

Principle Duties

Clinical Practice

- Completes assigned responsibilities within established hospital, divisional and unit specific guidelines, policies and procedures, standards, protocols, etc.
- Actively participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of unit-based orientation and skills competency assessments.
- Maintains high visibility (90% clinical presence) on area(s) of responsibility.
- Evaluates and instructs staff and students in the performance of direct patient care and clinical documentation.
- Assists in planning, implementing and evaluating skill development programs for staff/students in coordination with Nurse Manager and Nursing Education Department and faculty (s).
- Demonstrates effective communication and collaboration skills when interacting with patients/families, other health care team members and members of other departments.

Administration

- Refers staff and students performance concerns to Nurse Managers.
- Acts as a resource to staff and student for patient care related skills and knowledge.
- Maintains all records pertaining to the operation of the area of assignment and generates reports as required.

Education & Research

- Assesses learning needs of staff and students and develops learning plans in conjunction with the Nurse Manager Nursing Education and University faculty.
- Maintains documentation related to staff and students developmental needs and action plans.
- Assumes responsibility for own professional growth.

Participates in teaching and mentoring of Nursing, Medical and Paramedical students, Interns and Residents.

- Assumes leadership role in quality improvement activities in clinical area(s).
- Works with all health care team members in activities designed for the improvement of patient care outcomes.
- Develops, implements and participates in Quality improvement processes and activities
- Complies with hospital infection control and safety protocols.

Professionalism

- Serves as a professional role model, teacher and resource person.
- Demonstrates respect, compassion and cultural sensitivity to patients/families, other hospital employees, students and faculty.
- Advocates for excellence in patient care.
- Participates actively in unit, Nursing and/or hospital committees and work groups.
- Assumes responsibility for own decisions and actions.
- Demonstrates initiative in the performance of duties.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.