Staff Nurse

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Fresenius Medical Care

Riyadh

SAR 200,000 - 300,000

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4 days ago

Job description

Delivering nursing care to patients in line with the medical prescription, nursing profession standards applicable in dialysis and internal company standards, with the purpose of contributing to a good health status and good quality of life.

1) Main tasks:
Patient handling and treatment:

Assesses patient status prior to, during and after dialysis treatment and informs the physician of significant changes in: general health status, weight, heart rate and blood pressure, body temperature, vascular access, etc.
Complies with local and corporate safety and hygiene and infection control regulations - especially NC Standard Good Dialysis Care and NC Standard Hygiene and Infection Control
Performs patient connection and disconnection
Performs correct anticoagulation of extracorporeal circuit and administers medication during treatment, in line with patient prescription
Monitors patients during treatment and informs physician of changes which need medical attention
Properly handles tunnel and non-tunnel central venous catheters
Performs patient education with regards to managing their health conditions, e.g. nutrition, hygiene, fistula care, etc.
Assists patients in haemostasis after dialysis treatment whenever needed
Performs blood sampling for lab tests
Performs emergency interventions and resuscitation procedures
Handles (prepares and distributes) meals to patients, if applicable
Assists patients on arrival to and departure from dialysis unit, if applicable
Prepares beds/chairs for patient treatment, if applicable
Performs other examinations with proper medical equipment, e.g. BCM, ECG, etc.
Prepares and administers medication and anticoagulation

Dialysis supplies and disposables:

Checks availability, integrity, and validity of dialysis disposables, disinfectants, and other necessary materials and medication for each of allocated dialysis stations, before the treatment
Brings dialysis supplies from storage to dialysis treatment room, in line with hygiene and infection control procedures
Supervises and/or performs collection of nonmedical and medical waste, in line with hygiene and infection control standards and procedures

Dialysis machine manipulation:

Performs machine start, internal & external disinfection, adds bicarbonate supply and other disposables and performs all other necessary tests and procedures before, during and after the treatment

Documentation:

Performs documentation of treatment, as required by procedures

Cooperation with others:

Support, help, teach other nurses as necessary, mentoring less experienced personnel if required by Head Nurse
Gives all necessary information to nurses in next shift or to physicians, psychologists, and other clinical functions

Peritoneal Dialysis tasks (if applicable):

Performs patient education on: hygiene, nutrition and basic PD knowledge for CAPD and APD, complications and emergency situation
Participates to and supports the PD treatment initiation
Periodically assess and document patient status: blood pressure, heart rate, presence of oedema, body temperature, diuresis, body weight and ultrafiltration
Verifies that patients are correctly performing PD treatment
Supervises and is responsible for the hygiene status of PD treatment room, including the correct disposal of contaminated waste
Strictly follows the physician requirements in regards to patient assessment:

Lab test sampling, storage and sending
Gathering test results and recording them in patient files
Follows patients to different tests recommended by the physician
Performs peritoneal QA tests

Key Performance Indicators

Efficiency of treatments performed

Patient outcomes related to nursing procedures
Patient satisfaction related to quality of care
Absenteeism and general behavior

1) Required training and education:
Registered General Nurse diploma
Applicable dialysis training programmed

2) Required professional experience (in years):
Dialysis nursing experience and proper fundamental dialysis nursing training required before directly caring for patients

3) Important personal qualities:

Professional attitude characterized by an efficient and patient-oriented working style
Trustworthiness
Ability to cooperate with others in a supportive and efficient manner
Social competence, with an empathetic and sincere personality
Structured methodical approach leading to pragmatic and effective work
Level of flexibility, openness and empathy well balanced with high resilience, persuasiveness, self-confidence and good ability to work under pressure

4) Other specialized knowledge:

a) Technical knowledge

Nursing & hygiene standards
Nursing practice standards

b) Languages
English

Local Language
c) IT skills
Comfortable with MS Office standard applications
d) Product knowledge
Knowledge on dialysis services and products

Saudi commission for health specialties need to be valid (SCFHS Certificate)