Registered Nurse - Endoscopy Unit - Jeddah

Category
Nursing and Midwifery

Speciality
Endoscopy

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.

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
Unit Description: Endoscopy

Scope of Service:
The Endoscopy Unit provides treatment and supportive nursing care to adult and pediatric inpatients and outpatient with conditions requiring diagnostic/therapeutic invasive and non invasive procedures for diseases of the lungs, liver, digestive tract and hepato/pancreatobiliary tracts.

Frequent Services/Functions/Procedures:
- Use of nursing process: assessment, planning, interventions and evaluation
- Endoscopy and biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.(Gastroscopy)
- Colonoscopy
- Entersocopy(Endoscopy of small bowel )
- Polypectomy
- Bronchoscopy and biopsy
- Esophageal dilatation
- Colonic Dilatation
- Esophageal Band ligation
- Esophageal colonic + biliary stent placement
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- ERCP with sphincterotomy and stent placement/removal
- Lithotripsy and Stone extraction
- Emergency upper, lower GI bleeds,& Bronchoscopy - provides 24 hours emergency care
- PEG Tube Insertion/Replacement
- Insertion of Nasojejunal Feeding tube
- 24 hrs PH Monitoring
- Conscious Sedation

Job Title: Staff Nurse
Responsible to: Nurse Manager / Nursing Supervisor
Basic Function: Within the mission, vision and values of the hospital and the Division of Nursing Services, provide total nursing care for assigned patients and assumes a leadership role when required. Rotates day and night shift to meet patient care requirements.

Benefits
- Generous Tax Free Salary. Each case individually negotiated.NEW! Increments for years of experience and for post graduate education.
- One year renewable contract. If you renew for a second year you will receive one month salary as a recontracting bonus.
- Holidays: 61 days paid leave per year. ( Annual leave and public holidays)
- Free fully furnished western accommodation.
- Recreation centres at all hospitals free of charge. Gym, tennis +++
- Free utilities. Cable TV available with up to 250 channels.
- High speed internet.
- Free healthcare.
- Return flight to your nearest international airport (Point of Hire) at beginning and end of contract.
- Midyear ticket to your point of hire.