RN - Cardiovascular Telemetry Unit (CVT)

Ben Khan; Riyadh; On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Riyadh is seeking a skilled Registered Nurse for their Cardio-Vascular Telemetry Care Unit. The position involves delivering expert care to cardiac patients and requires specific qualifications including a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and relevant licensure. Candidates must have a minimum of two years of experience in a specialized nursing role, with responsibilities including medication administration, telemetry monitoring, and patient support.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in a mid- to large-sized acute-care hospital required.
• Licensure in North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand accepted.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care for adult and pediatric cardiac patients.
• Monitor cardiac telemetry and evaluate therapeutic interventions.
• Administer medication and perform various therapeutic modalities.

Skills

Assessment

Planning

Interventions

Evaluation

Telemetry monitoring

Patient education

Infection control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Current RN license

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (online degrees / diplomas are not accepted), and
• Current Nursing (RN) license in the North America, Western Europe, or Australia / New Zealand, and
• Minimum two years of current experience as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area, working in a mid- to large-sized acute-care hospital in North America, Western Europe, or Australia / New Zealand.

Department Information

The Cardio-Vascular Telemetry Care Unit at our client hospital provides nursing care for adult and pediatric cardiac patients requiring :

• Various forms of cardiovascular surgeries.
• The most common adult cardiovascular surgical procedures are CABG, valve repair / replacement, Heart transplantation and congenital cardiac anomaly repairs.
• Correction of Pediatric cardiac congenital anomalies include definitive surgeries such as arterial switch, VSD repair, ASD repair, AVSD correction, PDA, SAMR, TOF correction, Rastelli procedure, Fontan procedure, DORV correction, RVOT correction, PA augmentations, palliative procedures such as PA banding, BT shunt, Glenn shunt and central shunt. Cardiac catheterization and non surgical repair procedures done in cathlab.
• Vascular surgeries include Fem-pop bypass, Amputation, AAArepair.

Frequent Procedures / Services / Functions :

• Use of nursing process : assessment, planning, interventions, and evaluation.
• Continuous cardiac telemetry monitoring with dysrhythmia interpretation and treatment
• Continuous nursing assessments and evaluation of patient's physical and emotional needs and corresponding therapeutic interventions.
• Therapeutic modalities including chest tube insertion, maintenance and removal, temporary external pacing, maintenance and removal of epicardial pacing wires, permanent invasive pacing, emergency resuscitation, defibrillation / emergency cardioversion, open chest resuscitations, maintenance of pericardial catheters and peritoneal dialysis.
• Medication delivery and pharmacological interventions including non titratable doses of intravenous vasoactive and antiarrhythmic drugs, anticoagulation, and immunosuppressive therapy.
• Blood products administration.
• Central and peripheral vascular line blood draws
• Maintenance and Removal of central lines
• Oxygen therapy and pulse oximetry.
• Maintenance and weaning off tracheostomy tubes.
• Maintenance of skin integrity.
• Infection control and safety management.
• Psychosocial and emotional support.
• Patient and family education.

Number of Beds : 22 Cardiovascular

3 Vascular

7 pediatric cardiology

1 : 4 during night shifts

Hours of Operation :

24 hours a day, 7 days a week