Job Objective/Purpose

To assist the Surgeon and Anaesthetist in the Operating Room (OR), supervising the theatre technicians and managing the PostAnaesthesia Care Unit (PACU).

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining Theatre list
  • Correctly book patients for surgical procedures
  • Ensure surgeon / anaesthetist are informed of bookings or changes intime
• 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 thepatient
  • Ensure all X-rays, Scans, Investigations and Bloods are available
  • Obtains correct consent for operations and general anaesthesia for daycases
  • Prepares and avails patient in time for operation with all reports forday cases
• Operating Room Management
  • Accounting for all the pieces of equipment, especially after theoperation.
  • Getting and opening packs required
  • Ensures that the packs remain sterile and that the operating roomenvironment is contamination free
• Post-Operation
  • Accurately assesses patient after operation, documents clinicalobservations & findings
  • Consults and advises surgeon / anaesthetist immediately ifabnormalities 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 informationon drug allergies.
  • Submit all new drug orders to pharmacy promptly and STAT dosesgiven within 30 minutes
  • Ensures all the items used by patients are billed accurately
  • Ensures crash cart and emergency equipment are checkedas required by the hospital standards
• Equipment
  • Ensures that the Operating Room is well stocked with therequired surgical instruments
  • Keep regular inventory of equipment
  • Keep all necessary packs and instruments organized foreasy use during each procedure
• Infection – Control
  • Ensure proper disposal of medical waste
  • Ensure medical equipment are disinfected before next use
  • Ensure proper disinfectants are used
  • Maintain and enforce infection control standards per thehospital manual and observe the infection control bundles(SSI, VAP, CAUTI and CLABSI) where applicable.
• Record all sentinel incidents/events and report within24 hours using the provided tools
• Ensure patients safety following the 6 InternationalPatient Safety Goals (IPSGs)
• Ensure all the relevant consultants have explainedprocedures and have obtained consent
• Complete official checklists for all patients prior toprocedures (theatre, radiology, renal)
• Ensure patient privacy and confidentiality ismaintained at all times, as per policy.
• Participate in emergency response
• Ensure client satisfaction through optimal quality ofcare, effective communication, timely feedback andescalation of unresolved issues to the incharge anddemonstrate follow-up and improvement.15.Any other duty as assigned by your immediatesupervisor 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