STAFF NURSE I

About the Role

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh is seeking a Staff Nurse I to provide comprehensive nursing care. This full-time position involves utilizing the nursing process to meet established standards of nursing practice and performance. The role requires 0-1 years of experience and involves demonstrating leadership competencies when in charge or acting as a shift resource/team leader.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide total patient care as assigned, adhering to core standards of patient care and established policies and evidence-based practices.
• Assume accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, including discharge planning for each patient.
• Contribute to decreasing the length of stay/waiting time in line with unit-specific goals, collaborating with Case Management.
• Document all relevant information correctly, appropriately, and in a timely manner.
• Report equipment failures, safety and security issues, and/or reductions in supply inventory to the Head Nurse or designee.
• Demonstrate collaborative multi-disciplinary partnerships to achieve continuous improvement in quality patient care.
• Act as an advocate for patients and families, identifying ideas to improve patient care quality and issues that could negatively affect outcomes, utilizing the professional practice framework.
• Promote a safe environment and safe patient care by embracing a safety culture and identifying areas of risk to the Head Nurse or designee.
• Comply with policies for personal and patient safety and for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections.
• Contribute to cost efficiency savings on the unit, maintaining awareness of resource utilization and exercising care in ordering and using staff, equipment, and materials.
• Contribute to the achievement of clinical quality outcome indicators and patient satisfaction, leading unit-based Performance Improvement activities as assigned.
• Participate in new staff/nursing student orientation to develop competence and performance.
• Assist in maintaining a suitable learning environment and act as a preceptor/mentor in the supervision and teaching of nursing students and new staff.
• Demonstrate transcultural principles in nursing practice.
• Contribute to special projects/assignments linked to nursing strategic priorities and the professional practice model as assigned.
• Assist in promoting and sharing knowledge via mentorship in line with relevant research and evidence-based practice.
• Follow all Hospital-related policies and procedures.
• Participate in self and others’ education, training, and development, as applicable.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse Licensure from the country of origin is required.
• Saudi Commission for Health Specialties Licensure is required.