Theatre Nurses University of Lusaka

Theatre Nurses

As a Theatre Nurse you will work in our Hospital theatre, anaesthetic/recovery areas, and you will also be involved with some surgical procedures on wards.

Responsibilities

• Delivering high quality and compassionate patient care.
• Ensuring adherence to standard operating policies and procedures relating to theatre nursing, infection prevention and control.
• Ensuring patients are fully informed about risks and benefits of the operation during the preoperative assessment.
• Providing timely and skilled assistance to the theatre team rotating through roles such as scrub and recovery nurse as required.
• Ensuring preparation of all necessary complex instruments and equipment before surgery commences.
• Being responsible for the provision of surgical instruments and equipment during surgery, and ensuring they are well cleaned and secured after surgery.
• Acting as a link between the surgical team and other parts of the theatre and hospital by maintaining effective communication with the patients, caregivers and the theatre team.
• Offering care and support to patients upon arrival on the post anaesthetic care unit until they recover from the effects of the anaesthesia and/or surgery.
• Assessing the patients to ensure they can be discharged back to the ward.

Qualifications

• Full Grade Twelve Certificate.
• Diploma or Bachelor of Science in Theatre Nursing, fully registered and licensed to practice.
• Must be a qualified Theatre Nurse from a recognized institution.
• A current license to practice nursing in Zambia from the General Nursing Council of Zambia.
• Must have at least 3 – 5 years’ experience