RN - Home Health Care

Ben Khan; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A health care organization in Riyadh is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide home health care. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and have a current RN license from North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand. This role involves patient care, education, and coordination. The position offers a tax-free income and generous benefits including accommodations and relocation assistance.

Benefits

Tax-Free income

Single-Status contract

Fully Furnished Accommodations provided

Relocation Allowance

Free flights home

Generous vacations (54 days)

Qualifications

• Must have current Nursing (RN) license in North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand.
• Minimum two years of current experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute-care hospital.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care and support to patients in their homes.
• Educate patients, families and peers on health care.
• Coordinate care and act as a liaison between patients and health care professionals.

Skills

Patient advocacy

Coordinating care

Wound care

Administering medications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Benefits

• Tax-Free income
• Single-Status contract
• Fully Furnished Accommodations provided
• Relocation Allowance
• Free flights home
• Generous vacations (54 days)

Job Requirements

• 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 Home Health Care Program provides and supervises nursing care for patients in their own homes, for the promotion of their physical, psychological and social well-being, and provides patients, family and caregiver support.

Up to date, the average patient census of the HHC Program is 115. Approximately 90% of the patients are adult, 10% pediatric. An average of 20% of the patients seen are referred by the Palliative Care Service and the remaining 80% are referred by other services such as Neurophysiology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, and Pediatric Hematology. Those patients who are not considered to require palliative care but have been identified as being at high risk for re-admission to the hospital are accepted into the Program on a short term basis to assist, educate and support them during the transitional stage from hospital to independence in self-care in the home setting.

Frequent Procedures / Functions

Coordination of care; provision of nursing care; patient advocacy; education of patient, family and peers; support for patient, family and peers; liaison between patient, family and other health care research / participation in research. Palliative care, symptom control and pain management, physical assessment, tracheotomy tube change and care, nebulizers, oropharyngeal and tracheal suctioning, indwelling and intermittent urinary catheterization, bladder irrigation, diabetic care, enteral feeds, wound care, ostomy care, subcutaneous infusions, specimen collection, medication instruction, supervision and administration.

Hours of Operation

• Saturday Tuesday: 0800 to 1800 hours
• Wednesday: 0800 to 1700 hours

An after hours on-call service is provided by a HHC Program team consisting of an SN1 and an Interpreter to respond to urgent patient care problems.