Curriculum Vitae
OBJECTIVE: Highly committed individual seeking employment in a well compensated environment which could provide greater opportunity for utilization of my knowledge and skills.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name
Kefah A. Tiem
Experience
7 years
Surname
Tiem
Forename
Kefah
Amman-Jordan
Arjan near north terminal
Address
*****.****@*******.***
Cell. No
009***********/ +966-********* / 009***********
Age
37
Date of Birth
10 October 1979
Country of Birth
Jordan
Nationality
Jordanian
Religion
Muslim
Home Language
Arabic
Other Languages
English
Marital Status
Married
No. of Children
Three
Point of Hire
Jordan
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
Commitment to the work environment focused on the priority of patient safety and team work by organizing and executing around priorities. Initiative and able to asses and notice and react for any risk factor regarding the work environment, patients' needs and team safety. Able to be flexible to work in different situations providing and maintain high quality outcomes, a good listener, and a good communicator. Ability to participate and conduct in patient and family education and self growing to gain standards and advancement information and considerations to increase self and colleagues’ knowledge with the referred nursing care and management in the field. Well knowledge of all around O.R setup including the surgical draping, packs, instruments and equipment and devices. Good IT skills.
EDUCATION
Examination Passed
University
Year
Graduated
Associated Degree in nursing
Applied science University
July 2005
Earned honor degree among the first 10
students at the Kingdom level 2005
Number of Jordanian MOH License
60002/1281c
Valid
Number of SCHS License
10-J-N-0304327
Valid
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: Total experience 7 yrs. In Nursing Career
Current employer
Arab city for comprehensive care
Providing nursing care for kids and adults who have special needs <Autism, learning difficulties, mental retardation, quadriplegia etc> including medication preparation and dispensing, nursing assessment and intervention, acute and chronic health problems interaction… etc
Address
Phone: 009********** Fax:009********** ****@************.***
P.O.Box541009 Amman 11937 Jordan
Latest Employer
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,
Jeddah, KSA
Address
MBC-J73- Nursing Affairs/Operating Rooms
P.O. Box 40047
Jeddah 21499
Saudi Arabia
Period
4th January 2010 - to 18th February 2014
Position Held
Operating Room Staff Nurse
Deputy team leader for urology specialty
Certified Laser Nurse
Member of unit skills & competencies team
Member of the unit committee of the new Steris flash
sterilizer.
Candidate for the new SIMS position in O.R
Brief Summary of Duties & Responsibilities:
Ø Pre OP Nurse: Greeting and Receiving
patients from other units, ensuring that all
documents needed such as informed consent,
history, physical, VTE Form & Time Out Form is
completed prior to surgery. Hand over patient to
circulating nurse.
Ø Circulating Nurse: Is vital to the provision of
care that includes but is not limited to:
Application of the nursing process in
directing & coordinating all activities
related to the care and support of the
patient in the OR.
Creation & maintenance of safe and
Kefah A. Tiem, RN
comfortable environment for the patient
by implementing the principles of
asepsis technique unit IPP's.
Provision of assistance to team
members and positive assertive
communication to ensure the readiness
of the procedures.
Identification of any potential
environmental danger or stressful
situation involving the patient and staff.
Maintenance of the communication link
between events & team members in the
sterile field and persons who are not in
the OR but are concerned with the
outcome of the surgical procedure.
Ø Scrub Nurse:
Responsible for establishing and
maintaining the integrity, safety and
efficiency of the sterile field throughout
the surgical procedure.
Perform tasks of assisting surgeon in
the procedures by selecting and
handling over the required surgical
instruments and supplies.
Responsible for monitoring patient's
emotional and physical status before,
during and after the operation.
Handle tasks of collecting supplies
before surgery, setting up the sterile
field and maintaining field during the
surgery.
Responsible for counting sponges,
sharps and instruments throughout the
operation.
Ensure the operation room is well
cleaned and organized and well
equipped with functioning devices and
appropriate stocks as in the relevant
standardized criteria’s and IPP's.
Ø Resource person:
Teaches guides and assists learners to
surgical hand scrubbing, gowning and
gloving techniques, establishing and
maintaining sterile field and
positioning considerations.
Covering the absence of the urology
specialty team leader.
Ensuring the unit is meeting the
standards of JCIA and Internal
relevant IPP's.
Ø Laser Nurse: Safely operates laser machine
during surgery requiring the use of laser.
Ø
Size of Unit/Ward
4 Pre-op bed spaces, 5 Major OR Theatres, 1 Minor OR,
Kefah A. Tiem, RN
2 Cardiac OR
Speciality
General & Laparoscopic Surgeries, Urology, Kidney
transplant, ENT, Paediatric, Vascular, Microscopic
surgeries, Dental, Maxilla-facial Bone Marrow harvesting
and Plastic.
Previous Employer
Jordan Hospital
Address
Amman, Jordan
Period (From and To)
February 2008 –April 2008
Position Held
PeriOperative Nurse
Bed Number in the whole Hospital
300 beds expanding to 1000 beds
Speciality
Operating Room
Reason for leaving
Gaining experience from Working Abroad
Previous Employer
Istiklal Hospital
Address
Amman, Jordan
Period ( From and To)
June 2007- August 2007
Position Held
Private Suits (VIP) Staff Nurse
Reason for leaving
End of Contract
Previous Employer
Al-Bashir Governmental Hospital
Address
Amman-Jordan
Period ( From and To)
January 2006 November 2006
Position Held
Associated Nurse
Bed Number in the whole Hospital
+2000 beds
Speciality
Surgical Emergency Ward/ Haematology ward
Reporting To
Head Nurse
Reason for leaving
End of Voluntary Service
Previous Employer
Amman Surgical Hospital
Address
Amman-Jordan
Period ( From and To)
August 2005 October 2005
Position Held
Associated Nurse Operating Rooms
Speciality
O.R
Reason for leaving
Moving to a Governmental Hospital
Previous Employer
3 stars marketing company
Address
Amman-Jordan
Period ( From and To)
August 2001 October 2005
Position Held
Marketing and salesman
Speciality
various products
Reason for leaving
Moving to a Governmental Hospital
ANOTHER FIELDS OF EXPERIENCE:
SURGICAL EMERGENCY UNIT: WHERE WE RECEIVED PATIENTS AND PREPARED THEM
PREOPERATIVELY AND MONITORED THEM POST OPERATIVELY.
•HAEMATOLOGY UNIT: PROVIDING NURSING CARE AS AN ASSOCIATED NURSE.
•VIP WARD: PROVIDING NURSING CARE AS AN ASSOCIATED NURSE.
Kefah A. Tiem, RN
PEREIOPERATIVE
AKNOWLEDGMENTS/COURSES / CERTIFICATION / WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS
•Acknowledged by the hospital management for the contribution of Kidney transplant program in Jeddah.
•Acknowledgement by Head of Haematology for enthusiasm and professionalism in carrying out Bone marrow harvest procedures in O.R and providing optimum patients care.
•Acknowledgment by O.R CNC and Management for providing Optimum assistance in emergency situations. In Addition for the help in preparation for the JCIA reaccreditation.
•SIMS evaluation visit to Riyadh September 2012.
•Facilitator at the Perioperative competency skills workshop.
•General surgery updates conference at the La Meridian organized by KFSHrc-Jeddah 2012
•Oncology updates conference at the Intercontinental hotel organized by IMC 2012
•UTI bundle and folly’s workshop by NE 2012
•Chest tube workshop by NE 2012
•GNO and divisional courses 2011
•Airway Management: January, 2011
•Basic Cardiac Life Support Course: March 2010, March 2012.
•Laser Safety: July 2010, July 2012
•Nursing Grand Rounds: 2010, 2011 and 2012
•1st Annual “Perioperative Nurses week: Heroes behind the Mask...Freedom to speak out for the patient safety! 2010
•2nd annual “Perioperative Nurses week: bridging the gap from evidence to practice 2011.
•International Liver transplant seminar, Jordan Hospital 2008
•Chest Tube management September 2012.
Note:
•I have worked as a team leader with Prof. Hassan Farsi in KFSH urology surgeries.
•Worked in product marketing and promotion in Amman-Jordan.
Kefah A. Tiem, RN
PEREIOPERATIVE