Perioperative / Theatre Nurse at Lagoon Hospitals

Reports to: Operating Theatre Manager & Head of Nursing

Job Description

• This role is responsible for assisting clients and patients undergoing surgery restore and sustain their health and wellbeing.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain the theatre for all surgical procedures.
• Provides nursing care to patients undergoing surgery.
• Instruct and supervise ward assistants in preparing, sterilizing and caring for theatre equipment and supplies.
• Documenting and maintaining concise and complete records and report.
• Conduct preoperative and post-operative checks.
• Clean and restore equipment and work areas, leaving them suitable for future use thus maintaining a clean and safe environment always.
• Performing procedures such as monitoring of vital signs with necessary follow up, administering medication, wound dressings, IV placement and providing other assistance as required.
• Comply with the use of Standard Operating Procedures and policies and quality standards.

Key Result Areas / Performance Goals

• Ensuring proper marking of surgical sites.
• Reduction in infection rate.
• Incidence reporting and adequate documentation.
• Triage.
• Use of SOPS / adherence to quality standards.

Job Qualifications

• RN, RPON (Registered Peri-Operative Nursing Diploma).
• Valid Peri-Operative Nursing practice license.
• Minimum of 1 year experience.

Core Competencies:

• Basic Life Support skills
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Skills.
• I-CARE attitude (Integrity, Compassion, Attentiveness, Respect, Excellence and Empathy).
• Computer literacy.
• Good organizational skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Attention to details.
• Ability to handle stress and crisis situation