Assistant Nurse Clinician (COMMUNITY HOSP) - up to $7k/North #HAO
Salary: up to $6800
Working Days & Hours: Mon-Fri work week
- 4 days on day shift (ie. 7am to 4.15pm)
- 1 day in a week must work PM Shift (i.e. 12.30pm to 9.30pm)
- 1 day in a month must work AM shift on Saturday and following Monday will be granted Day Off
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 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 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 Advanced Diploma / Degree in Nursing w min 3 yrs of relevant perm inpatient ward experience as SSN1, preferably in gerontology/palliative care w Advanced / Specialist Diploma in Geriatric / Community Nursing
Interested candidates, please submit your resume to: allylok@recruitexpress.com.sg
Ally Audrey Lok Xin Woon
Recruit Express Pte Ltd (Healthcare & Lifescience)