The job holder is responsible to provide personalised, specialised and cost-effective care to patients in accordance to established hospital policies and procedures, standards of nursing care, professional competencies and practices.
Job Responsibilities*
- Assesses patients’ needs on admission and daily throughout their hospital stay
- Plans and implements care according to the assessed needs
- Evaluates and monitors patients’ progress according to planned care
- Documents care given and monitoring outcomes on the established charts and forms
- Carries out treatments and investigations as prescribed by physicians
- Communicates and discusses patients’ progress and response to treatment with physicians, nursing and allied health colleagues involved in the patient care
- Follows-up to ensure continuity of patient care and treatment plans
- Delivers safe and competent nursing care
- Participates actively in physicians’ rounds
- Prepares and assists physicians with procedures done on patients
- Collaborates and co-operates with physicians and other health-care providers in the smooth delivery of patient care and services
- Demonstrates clinical skills, knowledge and critical thinking in the delivery of patient care
- Displays compassion, a positive and caring attitude towards patients as well as to internal and external clients
- Provides patient/family information and education on disease prevention, health education and rehabilitation techniques
- Demonstrates proper use and care of equipment
- Demonstrates proper and economical usage of consumables and supplies
- Maintains a clean and safe working environment
- Demonstrates competency in all core competencies and unit specific programs implemented by Nursing Administration
- Supervises and guides junior staff in their work
- Participates in clinical and service quality activities
- Demonstrates awareness of current nursing and health care practices
- Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by Nurse Officers, Senior Nurse Officers, Assistant/Deputy Director (Nursing) and Chief Nurse
Requirements*
- Nitec in Nursing, Diploma in Nursing or Degree in Nursing from recognized training institution as approved by the Singapore Nursing Board
- Fluent in spoken and written English
- Computer literate in Microsoft Word/Excel
- Possess good interpersonal and communication skills
- Display compassion and have a positive and caring attitude
- Able to perform 3 rotating shift/ Staggered hours
Wong Yen Yong Christine
EA Registration No: R1101725
License No: 04C5357
