Alaa Nasser Alsihli

Specialty-Based Operating Room Preparation: Prepared ORs for specialties (Orthopedics, Cardiothoracic, Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Urology, ENT, Plastic) by selecting, ordering, and configuring instruments and consumables, ensuring readiness for each procedure.

Customization of Surgical Environments: Designed OR layouts for optimal workflow and accessibility of instruments specific to each specialty.

Quality Assurance & Compliance: Inspected and verified equipment and instruments for compliance with regulatory standards and functionality.

Staff Training & Support: Trained OR staff on the use and maintenance of surgical equipment, ensuring preparedness for routine and emergency procedures.

Collaboration with Medical Teams: Worked with surgeons and medical staff to determine, order, and organize instruments and consumables for procedures.

Inventory Management & Coordination: Maintained accurate inventory of instruments and consumables, coordinating with the purchasing department to ensure timely stock replenishment.

Department Budget Management: Determined the yearly department budget, forecasting costs for instruments, equipment, and consumables. Worked with the finance team to monitor spending, track expenses, and identify cost-saving opportunities.

Monitoring KPIs & Utilization: Monitored departmental KPIs and equipment utilization to optimize resources and meet operational objectives.

Staff Evaluation & Performance Management: Evaluated staff performance monthly and quarterly, providing feedback and support to achieve hospital goals.

• Perform continuous proactive risk assessments with action plans that include residual risk and suggested control methods for the department
• Conduct various audits and measure the key performance indicator monthly, using quality management tools and techniques, and measuring OR efficiency and OR utilization
• Represents KSUMC in NUPCO tenders, taking the initiative to match hospital code with NUPCO code and place annual quantities
• Supervise and direct inventory, manage stock and non-stock supplies
• Participated in implementing the National Database for Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI), monthly data analysis for improvement of clinical measures, and passing magnet benchmarks
• Participate in upgrading the CERNER E-SIHI electronic medical record (EMR) of KSUMC for better data collection, retrieval, and validation of various system modules used by nurses
• Coordinated multi-disciplinary team meetings, improved communication among staff.
• Developed training programmes to enhance nursing capabilities.

• Worked as a scrub nurse, circulating nurse, and charge nurse in a 16-theater operating room
• Experienced in HIPEC surgery, intraoperative radiation therapy, robotic surgery, hepatobiliary, colorectal, vascular, urology, trauma, and pediatric surgery

• Worked in ICU, ER, medical-surgical, OR, and OPD, successfully passed all the nursing competencies and was awarded a letter of recognition based on the high grades scored for the competencies
• Participated in various health promotion nursing activities as well as a national symposium for the nursing profession and research