Job Description:
- Implements patient care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) and according to assessed needs and health condition(s).
- Facilitates admissions, transfers and discharges ensures discharge planning is done timely upon patient's admission and appropriate to condition.
- Follows up and evaluates patients progress according to planned care and readiness for discharge.
- Collaborates with the MDT to deliver evidence-based care to patients to achieve the desired care outcomes.
- Monitors patient for changes in condition, recognises early signs of clinical deterioration using appropriate physiological assessments and escalates as required to enable timely implementation of interventions.
- Participates and contributes actively in MDT rounds, executes physicians treatment and investigation orders promptly.
- Prepares and assists physicians with bedside patient procedures and treatments.
- Communicates and discusses patients progress and response to treatment in collaboration with the MDT.
- Demonstrates clinical skills, knowledge, critical thinking and reasoning in the delivery of patient care.
- Assists nursing team to problem solve if there are any patient/ clinical/or operational issues and seeks appropriate assistance/escalates to Senior Nurse Manager (SNM)/Nurse Manager (NM).
- Delivers patient and/or family education on disease progression, prevention and rehabilitation and assesses understanding of condition to enable participation in self-health care management.
- Assists department supervisors to minimise use of resources keeping expenses within approved budget.
- Reviews infection control practices, monitors compliance and identifies areas of improvement.
- Plans and implements in-services for nurses and students to extend skills and knowledge to maintain safe and quality nursing care.
- Supports new initiates, leads changes implemented by Nursing in collaboration with other stakeholders.
- Reviews clinical performance of new nurses and nursing students and provides constructive feedback and documentation to appropriate personnel.
- Acts as a competent clinical resource and supervises the usage of medical equipment Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and other electronic systems clinical workflow and processes co-leading in clinical emergencies or crisis situations.
Job Requirements:
- Min Degree in Nursing w min 5 yrs of relevant perm inpatient & senior nursing experience, preferably in gerontology/palliative care w Advanced / Specialist Diploma in Geriatric / Community Nursing & Long-Term Care settings.
Interested candidates, please submit your resume to: [Confidential Information]
Wendy Khoo Hui Wen
Recruit Express Pte Ltd (Healthcare & Lifescience)
Company EA Licence number : 99C4599
Personnel EA License: R1761665
