Registered Nurse - Cardiology

Job description / Role

Registered Nurse - Cardiology - Ward 33

Category
Nursing and Midwifery

Speciality
Cardiology/ cardiac medical

Location
Riyadh

Hospital
To apply for a post through Professional Connections at this hospital you should hold a European, North American, Australian or New Zealand passport as we are contracted by our client hospital to source from these territories only.

Join the most prestigious organisation in The Middle East.

Our client hospital which has a 2000 bed capacity, is based in the Central Region of Saudi Arabia. The facility includes the largest dedicated Children's Hospital in the Middle East which opened in June 2015. A state-of-the art developments such as Cardiac and Liver Center; Emergency Care and Trauma Center continues to be the best Trauma Care Center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is ranked as the 4th Emergency Care Center outside the United States of America, to provide (PHTLS) Pre-Hospital Trauma and Life Support program. Dental, Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care, Long Term Care/ Rehabilitation, Other adult and pediatric services provided include: Surgical and Medical wards, Oncology. Obstetrics and Gynecology (Labor and Delivery, Oncology, Antenatal and Post Partum wards); Oncology, Neonatal ICU, Operating Rooms, Ambulatory Care Center, Home Health Care Program, VIP Wards, Royal Suite, College of Medicine and Nursing College.

Description
Unit name: Ward 33
Patient Population: Adult Male & Female Patients
Hours Of Operation: 24 hours/ 7 days per week
Number Of Beds: 12 beds

Primary Patient Diagnoses
• Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Heart Failure without the need for Mechanical Ventiliation
• Post Cardiac Arrest for monitoring without need for Mechanical Ventilation
• Valvular Heart Diseases
• Disease of the Aorta and Pericardium
• Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease
• Cardiac rhythm abnormalities requiring continuous monitoring or TPM / PPM, AIC insertion
• Patients diagnosed with NSTEMI with or without Acute Pulmonary Edema
• Pre and Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with arterial or/and venous sheath
• Anticoagulation (INR) Management (for arrhythmia / valve prosthesis)
• Infective Endocarditis
• Other Adult Medical / Surgical Business Centre and Protocol Patients

Nursing Procedures
• 24 Hour Bedside or Telemetry Monitoring
• Non-invasive ventilation: Nasal Mask, Full Face CPAP / BIPAP
• Venous, Arterial, PICC, CVP / ART Line Management
• Trans-esophageal Echocardiography (Assist)
• Percutaneous coronary intervention care
• Arterial and Venous Sheath Removal
• 12-Lead ECG (Performance and basic interpretation)
• Cardioversion (Elective and Emergency-assist)
• Pleural Aspiration (Assist)
• Chest Tube Insertion (Assist and Removal)
• Transcutaneous Pacing (Emergency)
• Administration of vasoactive infusions
• Administration of thrombolytics
• Pericardiocentesis (Assist)
• Moderate Sedation

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

Requirements

Requirements
• Registered Nurse with current Nursing license
• A minimum of (2) years current clinical experience in specific area of practice

About the Company

Professional Connections International Healthcare Recruitment Agency

Professional Connections, often referred to as Profco, is an international healthcare recruitment specialist. Profco is working to help placing credentialed nurses, doctors and allied health professionals in exciting opportunities with leading hospitals around the world. International assignments are a great way for nurses and other healthcare professionals to broaden their experience and to see how healthcare is delivered in other countries, while at the same time enhancing their career prospects as they gain experience in different parts of the world.