Registered Nurse - Endoscopy

Job description / Role

Unit Description: Endoscopy
Monthly Patient Volume: Approximately 185

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
• 24hrs PH Monitoring
• Conscious Sedation

Hours of Operation:
5 days a week

Benefits
• Tax free salary:
• We can advise on application as we need to know The Country where you obtained your qualifications, where you are currently working, years of post graduate experience, if you have any post graduate courses etc.
• Sign on bonus: USD $2500 for one year and $5000 for two years.
• Airline Tickets: You will be entitled to both Initial Hire and Repatriation tickets to and from your point of origin. In addition, each year if you are there for more than 1 year you will be entitled to a free round-trip annual leave ticket to your point of origin.
• Service year bonus: One month salary on completion of year two and yearly thereafter paid at the end of each contract year.
• End of contract bonus: This is a one-time payment made upon your final departure from the Hospital and is accrued throughout your tenure within the Hospital. Severance pay accrues at a rate of 15 days. pay for each of your first four years and 30 days. pay for the fifth and subsequent years.
• Vacation/ Annual leave: 54 days/year is divided as follows:
• 36 days paid annual leave (accrued 3 days/month)
• 17 days annual paid holidays (07 Eid AI-ftr & 10 Haj Holidays)
• 1 day paid National holiday.
• Free Housing: Free fully furnished hospital housing or a housing allowance. All utilities are paid by the hospital with the exception of your personal telephone calls, cable TV and internet access in the home.
• Medical and Dental Treatment: You are entitled to Medical Care through the Family Medicine Department. Dental Treatment is on an emergency basis only.
• Recreational Facilities:
• The hospital has a number of recreational facilities open to you, including swimming pools, tennis courts, a bowling alley and amenities centre. In addition, the Employee Social Club & Recreation Services offer a number of recreational courses, exercise programs and trips and a variety of other benefits to the employees. There are numerous Western companies in Jeddah with thousands of expats.

Requirements

Current 2 years clinical experience in Endoscopy. Experience and exposure in therapeutic procedures is preferred.

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.