STATE REGISTERED NURSE, MATERNITY WARD-2

KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital; Kuching; On-site; MYR 45,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital is seeking a skilled Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care within a hospital unit. The role ensures alignment with nursing policies, doctor orders, and patient-centered care.

You will participate in patient assessment, care planning, and education, fostering collaboration with physicians, midwives, and support staff to deliver high-quality maternity and general nursing services.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with valid license to practice in Malaysia.
• Experience in hospital nursing and patient care preferred.
• Ability to document accurately and communicate clearly with team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver professional nursing care to patients in the unit.
• Follow doctor orders and maintain patient safety and comfort.
• Conduct nursing rounds and liaise with multidisciplinary team.
• Educate patients and families on care plans and post-discharge steps.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Patience

Integrity

English proficiency

Bahasa Malaysia proficiency

Education

Registered Nurse (Malaysia) license

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Accountable for providing professional nursing care to patients within a hospital unit, adhering to hospital policies and nursing services principles, policies, and procedures to ensure high-quality careispracticed.

JOBDESCRIPTION

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

• Adherence to nursing care vision, mission, goals andobjectives, aligns with the scope of nursing services, and performs shift duties as assigned by the Unit Manager to ensurehigh qualitycarerendered.
• Notifies the unit manager of any changes in the situation that couldimpactthe standards of care.
• Obtains and handovers a report of patient progress, ensuring alldoctor’sorders are followed before changing or over taking shifts and notifying any incidents or problemsencountered.
• Visit patients in the unit with team members to assess conditions, re-plan nursing care, anddeterminenursing priorities based on patient needs and staff availability.
• Provide personalized, holistic patient care, withaccuratedocumentation andtimelyreporting of abnormal findings. High-quality maternity care is provided, including emergency procedures, a national registry for child births and deaths, andsafematernal and child healthcare.
• Conducts nursing rounds on patients, providing emotional support andaccompanyingdoctors while doing rounds, as well asassistingin procedures as needed.
• Executing the doctor’s orders, coordinating with team members related to patients’ treatment, and fostering effective communication with all disciplines, patients, and relatives to ensure patient satisfaction.
• Assistingstate-registered midwives with monitoring for CTG and complications like preterm labor and hemorrhage.
• Guiding and supervising new mothers on self-care, newborn care, breastfeeding, and family planning and preparing to provide postnatal home care education and support.
• Activelyparticipatesin the health education of patients and their families in the ward as well as unit meetings, dialogue sessions, and hospital activities.
• Provide clear, compassionate, and culturally sensitive communication with patients, ensuring their understanding of their condition, treatment options, and care plancomprehensively.
• Collaborate with the unit manager in administration, setting care standards, and fulfilling duties in the absence of the unit manager, while also carrying out assigned tasks and providing feedback.
• Assistwith patient transferinter-servicesand discharge procedures, scheduling specialist clinic appointments (if needed), handling death cases with respect,and ensuring safe transfer to the mortuary.
• Charge accurately, incorporating charges for equipment and consumable items into the patient’s charges and verifying their completeness.
• Inspect and document the supply of sterile packs to ensure the integrity of the packaging andmaintainan adequate supply of unit stock from CSSS.

HUMAN RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT

• Accountable for personal and professional growthandkeeps up to date with professional change bymaintainingmandatory learning hours.
• Executes continuous professional development through annual competency evaluations and privileges every 3 years, and is proficient in performingcalculations, cardiotocograph (CTG),andmedication calculations.
• Collaborates with the unit manager to evaluate staff performance, provide constructive feedback, andoptimizestaff, supply, and serviceutilizationfor efficient resource allocation and coordination with consultants for effective bed management.
• Participate and contribute to the development and maintenance of the nursing process, ensuring effective patient care and documentation.
• Participates in research initiatives and advocates for quality improvement through evidence-based practice.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

• Participates in the review and revision of nursing policies, procedures, and work instructions,providingvaluable insights, promoting best practices foroptimalpatient care, and continuously improving the process.
• Inspect thepsychotropic drugswith thepreviousshift’s nurse in charge and adhere to hospital policies and procedures in medication care, custody, and administration.
• Checks daily and audits resuscitation trolley periodically as scheduled.
• Promotes infection prevention and control by ensuring staff follow protocols, implementing surveillance activities, anddemonstratingcommitment through personal involvement.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient’s personal and medical history

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

• Operates andmaintainsspecialized equipment in a unit, guidingnew staffon the use of it andmaintainingaccuraterecords.
• Collaborate with the unit manager tomaintainequipment, medical supplies, consumable items, and drugs, ensuring proper functioning, service according to the PPM schedule, and adequate stock and linen supply.
• Notify biomedical personnel of faulty equipment andassistinmaintaininginstruments and equipment through proper cleaning, handling, disinfection, and usage.
• Participate in a quarterly stock count with the finance staff.

SAFETY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES

• Participate in and support activities aimed at the continuous improvement of nursing services, including quality assurance, infection control, and fire and safety programs.
• Conduct thorough investigations, root cause analyses,appropriate responseactions, andtimelycompletion of incident reports within the stipulatedtimeframe.
• Collaborate with unit manager to collect and evaluate clinical and administrative data,participatein hospital-wide surveys like MSQH, JCI, IMSand etc.for continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Participate and contribute to the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative certification, with a focus on promoting exclusive breastfeeding.
• Participate and contribute to obstetricdrillat regularinterval.
• Adhere to the Occupational Safety and Health Act and Regulations 1994, which mandate reasonable work care, employer cooperation, protective equipment use, patient safety goals, World Alliance recommendations, patient and family rights policies, standard people practice, 5S activities.

JOB REQUIREMENT

Education:

• Registered with Nursing Board of Malaysia with a valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse.

Skills & Competencies:

• Possess certifications in BLS.

Special skillsarerequired.

• Proficient in writing and conversing in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• Microsoft office literacy

Personal attributes

• Haveinterpersonal and communication skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Caring, honest, and responsible workers
• Willingness to work on schedule hours,shiftand weekends, public holidays and anytime called during an emergency .
• Passionate and commitment to patient centered care and continuous quality improvement.
• High integrity, patience, and high attention todetails.