Locum 90-day contract Registered Nurse - Paediatric Stem Cell Transplant
Saudi Arabia · Riyadh
Care Ward A (CWA) provides acute care to pediatric hematology and oncology patients from one month to 14 years of age. The Unit consists of twenty positive air pressure rooms.
The majority of the children admitted to the center are infants, toddlers and of pre-school age, although patients are admitted up to age of 14. On rare occasions adolescents are admitted if the patient is still under the care of the pediatric hematology/oncology physician.
One sitter /parent must stay with the patient throughout admission.
The most commonly treated oncology disorders include:
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Hematological diseases
- Non-malignant diseases
- Solid tumors
- Immunology
- Medication administration and symptom management.
- Chemotherapy administration (IV push, IVPB, PO, IM, Intrathecal) and management
- Procedural sedation
- Bone marrow aspiration & biopsy, lumbar puncture, skin and rectal biopsy
- Apheresis Procedure
- Blood and blood products (ATG, IVIG) administration including stem cell infusions (allogenic, autologous, cord blood)
- Nutritional Support (TPN, weight, caloric count, enteral feeds)
- Management of vascular access devices (central and peripheral)
- Intermittent & continuous bladder irrigation
- Tracheostomy management
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- Management of myelo-suppression
- Pain management including patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), narcotic infusions
- Palliative care
- Patient/family education
- Psychosocial support
- Ostomy care and management
- Chest tube management
- Oxygen therapy & pulse oximetry
- Pre-op preparation & post-operative care
- Mucositis assessment and management
- Management of stem cell infusions for patients admitted to non-BMT units
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