STAFF NURSE I📣 Job Ad

About the Role

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Jeddah is seeking a Staff Nurse I to join its full-time nursing team. This role is responsible for delivering comprehensive nursing care, adhering to established standards of practice and performance.

Role Overview

The Staff Nurse I provides patient care utilizing the nursing process, demonstrating leadership competencies when acting as a shift resource or team leader. The position involves active participation in patient care planning, implementation, and evaluation, contributing to overall quality and efficiency within the hospital environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide total patient care as assigned, in accordance with core standards and established policies.
• Assume accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, including discharge planning for each patient.
• Contribute to decreasing the length of stay and waiting times, working collaboratively with Case Management.
• Document all relevant information correctly, appropriately, and in a timely manner.
• Report equipment failures, safety and security issues, and/or reduction of supply inventory to the Head Nurse or designee.
• Demonstrate collaborative multidisciplinary partnerships to achieve constant improvement in quality patient care.
• Act as an advocate for patients and families, identifying ideas to improve care quality and issues that may negatively affect patient care outcomes.
• Promote a safe environment and safe patient care by embracing a safety culture and identifying areas of risk.
• Comply with policies for personal and patient safety and for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections.
• Contribute to the achievement of cost efficiency savings on the unit, maintaining awareness of resource utilization.
• Contribute to the achievement of clinical quality outcome indicators and patient satisfaction, leading unit-based Performance Improvement activities as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: A Bachelor's or Associate Degree/Diploma in Nursing is required.
• Experience:
  • Two (2) years of Nursing experience with a Bachelor’s Degree, or four (4) years with an Associate Degree/Diploma.
  • No experience is required for Saudi nationals holding a Bachelor’s Degree.
  • Enrolment in the New Graduate Development Program is required for staff with less than one (1) year of experience.
• Licensure: Current Registered Nurse Licensure from country of origin and Saudi Commission for Health Specialties Licensure are required.

Professional Development and Collaboration

The Staff Nurse I participates in the orientation of new staff and nursing students, assisting in maintaining a suitable learning environment and acting as a preceptor or mentor. This role involves demonstrating transcultural principles in nursing practice, contributing to special projects linked to nursing strategic priorities, and assisting in promoting and sharing knowledge via mentorship in line with relevant research and evidence-based practice. The Staff Nurse I also participates in self and other's education, training, and development as applicable.

Hospital Policies

All Staff Nurses are required to follow all King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre related policies and procedures.