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

This 25 bed unit provides comprehensive 24-hour nursing care for stable adult patients.
The 25 cardiology beds on A4 Unit provide care for a condition which is usually cardiac in origin. The most common conditions are:

• Post acute coronary syndrome
• Heart failure (pulmonary and congestive)
• Cardiomyopathy for medical management and cardiac transplant workup
• Endocarditis
• Arrhythmia management
• Cardiac risk management (hypertension, lipidemia, diabetes control)
• Heart transplant work-up/OR preparation
• Pre CABG/Valve replacement/Pacemaker/AICD Insertion

The use of nursing process: assessment, planning, interventions and evaluation (APIE) is the framework used to direct patient care for the following activities.

• Non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring(Continuous telemetry monitoring and dysrrhythmia interpretation)
• Non-invasive diagnostics (Echocardiography, nuclear studies, exercise and tilt table tests, holter monitoring)
• Invasive diagnostic procedures (cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology studies, Transesophageal echocardiography)
• Invasive interventional procedures (percutaneous coronary interventions, Radiofrequency Ablation, permanent pacemaker implantation
• Continuous nursing assessments of patients' physical needs and corresponding therapeutic interventions.
• Pain management.
• Therapeutic modalities for coronary interventions and medical investigations (i.e. cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, temporary external pacing, temporary and permanent invasive pacing, chest tube management, laboratory investigations)
• Oxygen therapy and pulse oximetry
• Patient and family education.
• Management of artificial airways – trachestomy care
• Psychosocial and emotional support.
• Infection control and safety management.
• Preparation for Multiple medical procedures required during hospitalization (Radiology, Echocardiography, Endoscopy, Dental, Ultrasound etc)
• End of life care (DNR)

 

Hours of Operation:
24 hours per day, 7 days a week

Number of Beds: 25 Bed Ward; 25 cardiology beds

Nurse Patient Ratio: 1:3 or 1:4 day shift
1:4 or 1:3 night shift(Dependant/High acuity patients)