Senior Operating Room Nurse — OR Care Expert

NUHS@Home; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Ng Teng Fong General Hospital is seeking Senior / Staff Nurse (Operating Theatre) (Full / Part-time) to provide high quality patient care in the operating theatre. You will coordinate with the surgical team, prepare the OR, handle instruments, and monitor patients through and after anaesthesia.

Ideal candidates are registered nurses with SNB, hold a nursing degree or diploma, and may have an Advanced Nursing Diploma or equivalent (preferred for Senior Staff Nurse).

Qualifications

• Registered with SNB.
• Degree or Diploma in Nursing or State Registered Nurse Certificate.
• Advanced Nursing Diploma or equivalent is preferred for Senior Staff Nurse position.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care needs with team members and the surgeons.
• Work alongside the surgeons providing instruments, needles, swabs and other materials as required, and anticipate their needs.
• Prepare the operating room for surgery by procuring equipment, supplies, consumables and infusions.
• Check all equipment prior to surgery to confirm smooth functioning.
• Handle and operate equipment to be used on patients competently.
• Ensure safety of surgical instruments, equipment and consumables used during the procedure.
• Observe and enforce strict standards of infection control.
• Respond effectively to emergency clinical situations with ability to mobilize available assistance where necessary.
• Monitor patient providing appropriate care and treatment until the patient has recovered from anaesthesia.
• Perform continuous patient assessment, monitoring, documentation, checking drains and infusions/drugs if in progress.
• Transfer patient after an appropriate period of recovery and observation in the recovery room.

Education

Degree or Diploma in Nursing or State Registered Nurse Certificate

Advanced Nursing Diploma or equivalent (preferred for Senior Staff Nurse)

Job description

Ng Teng Fong General Hospital is seeking Senior / Staff Nurse (Operating Theatre) (Full / Part-time) to provide high quality patient care in the operating theatre. You will coordinate with the surgical team, prepare the OR, handle instruments, and monitor patients through and after anaesthesia.

Ideal candidates are registered nurses with SNB, hold a nursing degree or diploma, and may have an Advanced Nursing Diploma or equivalent (preferred for Senior Staff Nurse).