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| Ref# | 5574 |
| Title | Head Nurse - Hematology/Oncology - Childrens Cancer Centre |
| Description | Our client hospital in Riyadh is an 894-bed multi-facility, multi-entity tertiary care hospital and one of the leading healthcare institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its mission is to provide medical services of highly specialized nature and promote medical research and education programs, including postgraduate education training, as well as contribute to the prevention of disease. It is managed according to JCAHO standards. The JCIA is the world premier healthcare-accrediting agency based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
In the Middle East, the hospital has been a pioneer in kidney and bone marrow transplantation, IVF, and orthopedic, oncology and cardiovascular surgery programs. The hospital's research center contains four departments: Biological and Medical Research; Biomedical Physics; Biomedical Statistics and Scientific Computing; and Radio nuclide and Cyclotron Operations The Hospital and Research Centre has a total staff of 6,946, comprising 63 different nationalities. Benefits * Tax free salary * Free housing * Free flights * Free healthcare * 54 days holiday * On going Education * Comphrensive Orientation Twenty (20) bed ward, which provides acute care to pediatric hematology and oncology patients from birth to 14 years of age. Nurse Patient Ratio: 1:3 – 4 (days) 1:4 – 5 (nights) The unit consists of four (4) negative air pressure rooms for isolation and sixteen (16) positive air pressure rooms. The most commonly treated oncology disorders include: • Osteosarcomas • Ewing’s Sarcoma/PNET • Neuroblastoma/CNS tumors • Germ Cell Tumor • Wilm’s Tumor • Rhabdomyosarcoma • Retinoblastoma Due to the predominance of pediatric hematology patients CWB also provides acute care to this patient population. The most commonly treated hematology disorders include: • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia • Acute Myelogenous Leukemia • Aplastic Anemia • Sickle Cell Anemia • Langerhan’s Cell Histiocytosis • Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma • Hodgkin’s Lymphoma • Burkitt’s Lymphoma JOB TITLE: Head Nurse RESPONSIBLE TO: Assistant Chief of Nursing Affairs/Program Director BASIC FUNCTION: Responsible for 24-hour management of assigned nursing unit. Assesses, plans, directs, implements and evaluates patient care to comply with established standards of nursing practice and performance and JCIA. Communicates effectively both inter and intradepartmentally. Strives for excellence on unit and establishes a cohesive team approach to the delivery of patient care. Responsible for human resource function at unit level. EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Registered Nurse with country specific post registration program. Current Registered Nurse licensure from country of origin required. EXPERIENCE a OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Six (6) years hospital experience as a registered nurse. |
| Salary min | 231,702.00 Saudi Riyal |
| Salary max | 231,702.00 Saudi Riyal |
| Location | Saudi Arabia |
| Category | Nursing |
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