Shazia Sofi

I have a work experience in hospital, hospitality and education industry. I believe in diversity, and exploring. Being health professional my aim and goal is always to give the optimum care and promote health, vitality for the patients, staff, students. Continuous growth is the key to success. 

I have 8 plus years of experience in multi speciality hospitals. I started my career with cardiology ward, then I worked in a VIP health department for the healthcare package which includes total health checkup including different consultations, lab works , diagnostics . 
Then I moved to KSA I worked with prince sultana military medical city Riyadh for 6 plus years as Endoscopy Nurse. it also includes the gastroenterology and hepatology and bronchoscopies. Where I have the experince with UGI, LGI , pediatric diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. Plus portable endoscopy procedures to diff. wards and ICU setups. Also have expei in peg tube insertions, balloon insertion, removal, ERCP, stent insertion removals, recovery room experience with pre and post operative endoscopy patients. 
I have worked with The Ritz Carlton Bahrain hotel for one year as Hotel human resource department as hotel nurse , where I have fulfilled the role of taking care of all the medical, health , and insurance, sick leave system. And also conducted blood donation drives twice every year. Also have taken staff for pre employee medical screenings. Health trainings to employees.

I also worked with an international school in Riyadh where I had a role of school health Nurse. Taking care of all the medical needs of students and staff. promoting safe and healthy school campaign. Maintenance of health and hygiene of students. celebrating all the world health days by giving presentations and lectures spreading the health care awareness among students , staff and communities. Also taking care of the students with underlying health issues mainly Diabetes, or with any other medical condition like food allergies, congenital anomalies post operative kids. Sick leave recording . Also played a role in the administration in updating the school health policies and protocols. I left my job in December 2021 as we moved from Riyadh to jeddah. now I am open to work again yet another experience . 

I have done my 5 years diploma in general nursing and midwifery completed in 2007. And I also have Msc. in Nursing administration which I have done as correspondence course while I was working in Riyadh. it was an online course for 3 years .