Job Description
We are looking for AU nurses in our Major Surgery Suite with specialty in Orthopedic, General Surgery (GS), Urology, Neurology, and Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) cases.
Key Responsibilities
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the peri-operative patient care in order to achieve optimum patient outcomes for surgical patients.
- To participate in the implementation of clinical practices and standards including utilisation of new technologies, regular clinical nursing audits to ensure high quality standards of peri-operative care being rendered to the patients.
- To demonstrate good and competent clinical skills, knowledge and critical thinking in the delivery of quality operating room nursing skills.
- To be a team player as part of the MSS team to deliver a high and safe standard peri-operative patient care providing supervision and support where appropriate.
- To participate in the care and maintenance of specialised equipment, ensuring an agreed standard of decontamination or disinfection at all times including accurate record for traceability of all equipment.
- To actively be involved in committee/s at departmental or hospital level when nominated to represent on term or ad hoc basis.
- To participate in the orientation, training and education of junior and newly recruited nurses for continuous professional development and maintaining their level of competencies
Requirements
- Diploma of Nursing or Degree in Nursing or equivalent.
- Singapore Nursing Board Practicing Certificate for Registered Nurses.
- Minimum 3 years experience in Operating Room (OR).
- Advance Diploma or post-basic qualifications in Peri-operative Nursing or equivalent would be an advantage.
- Requires commitment to rotating shift, sleep in duty, stand-by and post call.
