Head Nurse - Medical Unit

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


Job Benefits

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, and
Current nursing license in USA or Canada, and
A minimum of six years experience as a Registered Nurse, including a minimum of two years of current experience as a Nurse Manager/Head Nurse in a Medical Unit at a large acute-care teaching hospital in North America.
 

Department Information

The Medical Unit has 32 beds that caters Endocrine patients with Diabetes (Type I & Type II), Diabetic Keto-acidosis, Pheocromocytoma, Adrenal insufficiency, Hypo/AHypercalcemia, Radioactive Iodine (RAI) treatment for Thyroid Cancer patients, MIBG treatment for Malignant Pheocromocytoma, Carcinoid & other Neuroendocrine tumors, Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia that can no longer be operable & other measurees have been done, Multiple Endocrine tests for Short Stature, Different Stimulation test to assess Pituitary Insufficiencies, Glucose Tolerance test for Acromegally, Suppression tests for Hyperinsulinism & Factitious hypoglycemia, Water Deprivation test for differential diagnosis of Diabetes Insipidus, Posterior Petrosal Sinus Sampling (PPSS) for differential diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome; Infectious Diseases patients e.g. HIV, Pulmonary Tuberculosis,etc.; Allergy/Immunology patients e.g. Exacerbation of Bronchial Asthma, Cystic fibrosis, Hyper Ige Syndrome, etc. Dermatology patients e.g. Pemphigus Vulgaris, Psoriasis,etc. ; Internal Medicines patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pyelonephritis, Fever of Unknown Origin, Multiple Medical Problems with complications e.g. Aspiration Pneumonia, Multiple infected bedsores from home, Sepsis, Renal failure, Hypo/Hypernatremia, Cardiovascular diseases, etc. On occasions we receive patients for Surgery, Rheumatology, Nephorology,  eurology, Gastrology patients. We also administer intravenous Cytotoxic drugs and Chemotherapy.

Frequent Procedures/Services/Functions

Number of Beds: 32
Nurse to patient ratio:
1:5 (Days)
1:5-6 (Nights)

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NOTE: Due to visa availability, this post is open to applicants holding passports of: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

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