Theatre Nurse at CDL Human Resource

Job Purpose

To provide safe, effective, and high-quality perioperative nursing care by supporting surgical procedures through scrubbing, circulating, and recovery functions, ensuring adherence to infection prevention protocols, patient safety standards, and clinical best practices, while ensuring compliance with clinical governance frameworks including Ministry of Health regulations, SafeCare, and ISO standards and in alignment with Plainsview Hospital's strategic objectives on quality, patient safety, quality of care, duty of care obligations, operational efficiency, and improved clinical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Perioperative Nursing Care: The role ensures delivery of safe perioperative care by performing scrub, circulating, and recovery room duties in accordance with surgical protocols and patient care standards.

• Theatre Preparation & Instrumentation: The role ensures proper preparation of theatre environment, surgical instruments, and equipment to meet procedural and safety requirements.

• Infection Prevention & Control (IPC): The role ensures strict adherence to sterile techniques, aseptic protocols, and infection prevention standards to minimize surgical site infections.

• Surgical Coordination & Team Collaboration: The role ensures effective coordination with surgeons, anesthetists, and theatre staff to facilitate smooth surgical procedures and minimize delays.

• Pre-Operative & Post-Operative Patient Care: The role ensures appropriate patient preparation before surgery and monitoring and support during recovery to promote safe surgical outcomes.

• Documentation & Surgical Accountability: The role ensures accurate documentation of surgical procedures, instrument counts, patient records, and incident reports in compliance with hospital standards

Strategic Program Responsibilities

The Theatre Nurse will support implementation of hospital strategic priorities by ensuring excellence in perioperative care, patient safety, infection prevention, surgical efficiency, and clinical outcomes in alignment with hospital quality frameworks and regulatory standards.

• Patient Safety, Duty of Care & Clinical Accountability: Ensures delivery of safe, competent, and timely perioperative care in line with professional duty of care, including adherence to surgical safety protocols and escalation of risks.

• Infection Prevention & Control (IPC): Ensures strict compliance with sterile techniques and infection prevention standards to minimize surgical site infections.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (KRCHN / BScN)

Perioperative Nursing qualification (highly preferred).

Valid Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) practicing license

Minimum 2 - 3 years' experience in theatre nursing

ACLS and BLS Certification

Core Technical Competencies

Theatre scrub and circulating skills

Knowledge of surgical procedures and instrumentation

Infection prevention and sterile processing

Operation of theatre equipment

Soft skills requirements:

Strong patient education and counseling skills

High attention to detail and clinical vigilance

Strong teamwork and interdisciplinary coordination

Ability to manage critically ill patients

Emotional resilience and empathy

Effective communication skills

Ability to work under pressure in emergency situations

Strong sense of accountability and patient-centered care