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Nursing Orthopaedic Technician
Highly Competitive Salary with Outstanding Benefits
Based in Saudi Arabia

 

Saudi Aramco is a fully-integrated, global petroleum enterprise, and a world leader in exploration and production, refining, distribution, shipping and marketing.  We have enjoyed over 75 years of impressive growth and in the last four years we have undertaken a number of mega-projects that have increased our production of oil.

 

We believe the key to a productive workforce is having happy and healthy employees. This is why we value and reward our nursing professionals with:

 

Employment Package:

We offer our employees an exceptional package including:

• Highly competitive salary paid in Pounds Sterling.

• Annual cash payment allowing greater flexibility and personal choice.

• Generous cash travel allowances and holiday leave.

• Highly subsidised air-conditioned accommodation within a modern, secure and child friendly campus.

• Minimal living expenses (gas, electricity, water and maintenance are included in the monthly rent).

• Free (in-Kingdom) medical care for all employees.

• First class leisure facilities including: gyms, cinemas, swimming pools, running tracks and golf courses.

 

Duties/Responsibilities:
Performs all duties of an Orthopaedic Technologist plus the following:

• Determines the daily assignment for technicians and technologists and prepares the on-call work schedule.

• Performs simple and complex procedures independently and assists clinicians and technicians. This includes set-up and application of skin and skeletal traction, orthopaedic splints, braces and corrective orthopaedic devices.
• Documents clinical observations in the patient's medical record.

• Applies and assists with the application of extremity and body casts in the operating room, in-patient units and

cast room as indicated.

• Instructs the patient in the care of cast, brace or splint. Educates and demonstrates correct body alignment,

crutch training and other orthopaedic devices as indicated.

• Fabricates and applies thermoplastic splints and educates their patient in its use.

• Inspects and monitors traction setups and makes necessary adjustments as needed.

• Accountable for ordering supplies and maintaining equipment and orthopaedic devices.  

• Coordinates preventative maintenance checks on equipment as required.

• Reviews and inputs orthopaedic policies as they apply.

We invest a lot of time and resources into technology and equipment for our hospitals and healthcare centre and have some of the most advanced diagnostic and treatment facilities in the world. We offer a unique workplace to further expand your technical and professional skills with a strong commitment to training and personal development.

 

Our nurses have a fantastic lifestyle and live within one of the four secure and modern communities of Saudi Aramco, housing thousands of employees and their dependants.  Our employee communities have classes (including pilates, cooking, language, music and yoga), a fully equipped gym with the latest equipment (including women-only gyms), large swimming pools, tennis courts and running tracks, cinema, dining areas and supermarkets.  

 

To apply, you must have significant nursing experience and the relevant qualifications. To find out more, please visit our website at:  www.jobsataramco.eu/bjnjp

 

 

Sector: Clinical specialists
Region: International
Reference: saudi aramco
Closing date: 08 Mar 2010