M.P. Shah Hospital – Theatre Nurse

M.P. Shah Hospital is looking to recruit an ambitious and career driven person for the position of a Theatre Nurse. The nurse will provide peri-operative nursing care to patients in the course of surgery in the operating room.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Effectively performing assigned procedures following the set standards.
•Maintaining high standards of patient care peri-operatively.
•Receiving patients prior to surgery, receiving reports from the accompanying nurse and cross- checking the pre-op checklist.
•Ensuring pre-operative assessment is complete including the surgical checklist and nursing documentation.
•Effectively recovering of patients post anesthesia at PACU.
•Effectively performing circulating duties intra-operatively as a circulating nurse.
•Proper scrubbing for surgical procedures.
•Assisting with intubation and extubation of patients and ensuring safety of the patient intra-operatively.
•Communicating with anesthetists and primary teams regarding patient issues and shifting plans.
•Facilitating safe transfer of patients to alternate levels of care on approval by anesthetist.
•Ensuring safe use and care of equipment used in the operating room.
•Ensuring all specimens are properly labeled and delivered to the laboratory in a timely manner.
Qualifications & Requirements:
•RN from a recognized school of Nursing or University.
•Diploma in Registered Perioperative Nursing is an added advantage.
•Registered Nurse with up to date licensure with the Nursing Council of Kenya.
•2-4 years continuous nursing experience in Theatre.
•Certification in BLS, ACLS.
•Proficient in Basic computer skills.
•Ability to operate equipment used in care delivery in Theatre.

HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are kindly encouraged to forward their CVs and application letters to recruitment@mpshahhosp.org clearly indicating on the subject of the email the position applied for, on or before 30th May 2018.