RN - Radiology Services

Employer : King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Location :   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Openings :   1

The Nursing Section of the Radiology Department provides nursing care to patients in the Radiology Department at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center and at the King Fahad Children’s Cancer Center.

Procedures/Services/Functions:

CT/MRI

• Patient assessment and chart review.
• Initiation of intravenous access.
• Manual and power injection of contrast.
• Contrast reaction management.
• Care of intravenous, CVC’s, Hickman and Port a caths, peri and post administration of contrast.
• Monitoring of sedated inpatients with pulse oximetry.
• Assist and transfer of GA patients to Recovery Room, in Radiology.
• Emergency response for entire Radiology Department.
• Assist the Radiologist with CT guided FNA’s and Biopsies.
• Ordering pharmacy and nursing supplies.

Recovery Room

• Patient assessment pre, peri and post GA. also recovering of patient post GA.
• Monitoring of Renal Captopril Study patients.
• Initiation of intravenous access.
• Patient assessment and monitoring from all other sections.

Nuclear Medicine, General X-ray

• Emergency response

Angiography

• Patient monitoring pre, peri and post angiography procedure and conscious sedation.
• Scrub and circulating role during interventional angiography procedures.
• EKG monitoring and interpretation.
• 24 hrs follow-up on In-patients that have had an Angiography Invasive Procedure.

Ultrasound

• Patient assessment pre, peri and post US guided invasive procedures
• 24 hrs follow-up on In-patients that have had an Ultrasound Guided Invasive Procedure

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

• Patient assessment and chart review
• Assessment and/or insertion of intravenous access
• Blood glucose monitoring and administration of insulin per protocol.
• Assist technologist in administration of radioactive isotopes and positioning of patients.
• Monitor patients for that have had medications for conscious sedation.

Fluoroscopy

• Insertion of Foley catheter for VCUG’s.
• Assessment and/or insertion of intravenous access for IVP’s.

Hours of Operation

• Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Normal working hours are 0700 to 1800 Saturday to Tuesday and 0700 – 1700 on Wednesday.
• Occasional over time for CT/MRI on Thursdays from 0800-1400.
• On Call 1800 to 0700 Saturday to Tuesday and from 1700 Wednesday to 0700 Saturday (for Angiography Nurses only).

TYPE OF PATIENTS

• Outpatients
• Inpatients
• Adult
• Pediatric
• Emergency and ICU patients

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree or Diploma in Nursing, and
• Current nursing license in USA, Canada, or UK, and
• A minimum of two years current experience as a Registered Nurse, of which at least one must be in the specialty area, working in a mid- to large-sized acute-care hospital in North America or UK.

Benefits Include:

• Tax-Free income
• Single-Status contract
• Accommodations provided
• Relocation Allowance
• Free flights home
• Generous vacations (54 days)