Theatre Nurse - Nairobi at Avenue Healthcare

Job Objective/Purpose

 Adhere to Avenue Healthcare’s defined policies, protocols, procedures and standards

Key Responsibilities

Maintaining Theatre list

• Correctly book patients for surgical procedures
• Ensure surgeon / anaesthetist are informed of bookings or changes in time

Receiving Patients

• Checks completeness of theatre checklist and act appropriately
• Carry out a Pre-Operative Assessment
• Appropriately explain the nature of the procedure / operation to the patient
• Ensure all X-rays, Scans, Investigations and Bloods are available
• Obtains correct consent for operations and general anaesthesia for day cases
• Prepares and avails patient in time for operation with all reports for day cases

Operating Room Management

• Accounting for all the pieces of equipment, especially after the operation.
• Getting and opening packs required
• Ensures that the packs remain sterile and that the operating room environment is contamination free

Post-Operation

• Accurately assesses patient after operation, documents clinical observations & findings
• Consults and advises surgeon / anaesthetist immediately if abnormalities are noted
• Effectively hands over the patient to recovery / ward nurse

Drug Administration

• Ensure all required drugs/supplies are available
• Adhere to the 10 rights of drug administration (right patient, medication, dosage, route, time, documentation, client education, assessment, evaluation and client refusal of treatment)
• Ensure all treatment sheets have patients biodata including information on drug allergies.
• Submit all new drug orders to pharmacy promptly and STAT doses given within 30 minutes
• Ensures all the items used by patients are billed accurately

Any other duty as assigned by your immediate supervisor in line with the job description.

Personal Specifications

• A higher diploma in Nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing is desirable and added advantage
• Higher Diploma in Perioperative Nursing
• A valid nursing council of Kenya license
• Up to date BLS, ACLS/ATLS certificate
• 2 years’ experience in nursing
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with attention to detail and results oriented