About the Role

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (KFSH) in Riyadh is seeking a Staff Nurse I for a full-time position within Nursing Staffing & Scheduling. This role is central to providing comprehensive nursing care, utilizing the nursing process, and upholding established standards of nursing practice and performance. The Staff Nurse I is expected to demonstrate leadership competencies, particularly when in charge or acting as a shift resource or team leader.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide total patient care as assigned, adhering to core standards of patient care and established policies and evidence-based practices.
• Assume accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, including discharge planning for each patient.
• Document all relevant information correctly, appropriately, and in a timely manner.
• Report equipment failures, safety and security issues, and/or reduction of supply inventory to the Head Nurse or designee.

Patient Care Quality and Safety

• Contribute to decreasing the length of stay/waiting time as per unit-specific goals, working in collaboration with Case Management.
• Demonstrate collaborative multi-disciplinary partnerships to achieve constant improvement in quality patient care.
• Act as an advocate for patients and their families.
• Identify ideas to improve patient care quality and issues that could negatively affect patient care outcomes, utilizing the professional practice framework.
• Promote a safe environment and safe patient care by embracing a safety culture and identifying areas of risk to the Head Nurse or designee.
• Comply with policies for personal and patient safety and for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections.
• Contribute to the achievement of cost efficiency savings on the unit and maintain awareness of resource utilization, exercising care in ordering and using staff, equipment, and materials.
• Contribute to the achievement of clinical quality outcome indicators and patient satisfaction.
• Lead unit-based Performance Improvement activities as assigned.

Professional Development and Collaboration

• Participate in new staff/nursing student orientation aimed at developing competence and performance.
• Assist in maintaining a suitable learning environment and act as a preceptor/mentor in the supervision and teaching of nursing students and new staff.
• Demonstrate transcultural principles in nursing practice.
• Contribute to special projects/assignments linked to nursing strategic priorities and the professional practice model as assigned.
• Assist in promoting and sharing knowledge via mentorship in line with relevant research and evidence-based practice.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 2 to 5 years of relevant experience is required for this position.

Additional Responsibilities

• Adhere to all Hospital-related policies and procedures.
• Participate in self and other's education, training, and development, as applicable.