Registered Nurse - Intermediate Care Nursery (ICN)

Job description / Role

Category
Nursing and Midwifery

Speciality
Newborn and intermediate care nursery

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: Intermediate Care Nursery (ICN) - Level II Specialty

Patient Population
Level II Neonates - 32 weeks gestation - Term

Hours Of Operation: 24 hours / 7 days per week

Number Of Beds 28

Primary Patient
Diagnoses
• Pre-terms (1300 grams) and above, newborns from 32 term gestation,
• Jaundice mild RDS, congenital, malformations with stable cardiorepiratory status, feeding intolerance, babies at risk of infection and growing preterm with physiological immaturity such as gynae of prematurity, inability to maintain body
• temperature or an inability to take and feeds or moderately ill with problems expected to resolve.
• Babies convalescing from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Procedures
• Routine and Emergency Patient Care
• Neonatal Resuscitation
• Newborn Physical Assessment
• Airway Management & Oxygen Administration (Non ventilatory support)
• Non-invasive cardiac, respiratory, BP & oxygen saturation monitoring
• Medication Administration
• IV Therapy, TPN, & lipid. Blood and Blood Product Administration
• Phototherapy
• Isolation Procedures
• Blood sampling (Capillary, Venous)
• Care of Patients requiring Conscious Sedation
• Pre and post operative care
• Neonatal Transport
• Promotion of Breastfeeding
• Falls Prevention Programme
• Wound, Skin Care, Pressure Ulcer Prevention
• Pain Management
• Family Education

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.