Nurse OT

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF POSITION

Main purpose:

Organize and carry-out all nursing activities related to the running of the operating theatre (OT), according to the hospital protocols, universal hygienic standards and in coordination with the surgeon and anesthesiologist, in order to ensure a smooth functioning of the surgical activities (pre, during and post-operative care) offered to patients

Accountabilities:

• Ensure the preparation of the material and equipment (checking the quantity and quality), in the OT and carry-out the reception, transport and preparation of the patient to the OT and ensuring his/her installation for surgery.
• Assist the surgeon during the operation, anticipating their needs, in order to facilitate their job and helping throughout the whole process.
• Organize the patient’s transport and installation from the operating theatre to the recovery room and carry-out and/or supervise all the post-operative activities (used material collection, OT’s cleaning and disinfection, resetting all equipment and material back), in order to prepare the OT for next surgical intervention or any emergency.
• Implement and follow-up the hygiene, sterilization, asepsis and disinfection protocols and procedures at all times, in pre, during and post-operative activities, in order to ensure the patient and staff’s safety conditions. i.e. waste containers availability, sharps container, checking no material or needles remain in the surgical towels, placing instruments into soak container, take instruments/linen to sterilization unit, etc.).
• Training nurse aides related staff while in the OT in following all appropriate protocols and procedures, in order to ensure the quality of the healthcare given to patients. Control all equipment and material stock to be used in the OT (carrying out inventories, checking its quality and its functioning, storage conditions, doing follow-up of expired drugs, etc.), in order to ensure an efficient and rationale use of material resources while preventing damage and deterioration.
• Carry-out and supervise administrative procedures and documentation (check identity of patient and his/her consent for the operation, fill in patients files, forms, statistics, quantitative surgical data collection, etc.), and report any problematic situations and cases arising, in order to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activity and ensuring proper transfer of information.
• Intervene in support of other services whenever needed and particularly in close collaboration with the ICU, Surgical IPD and emergency department.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:           

Education

• Registered Nurse. Bachelor in science of Nursing is desirable

Experience

• Two years nursing experience working in OT.

Languages             

• Fluency in Arabic and English is mandatory