Staff Nurse

Fresenius Medical Care AG; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresenius Medical Care AG in Singapore is seeking a Patient Care professional to participate in planning, delivering and evaluating haemodialysis patient care, including pre-, during and post-treatment assessments.

The role emphasizes adherence to FMC policies, patient education on diet, fluids, medications and blood pressure, plus contributing to safety, data management and quality improvement in a busy clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Participates in planning, delivery and evaluation of patient care within haemodialysis setting; undertakes clinical/patient assessments pre, during and post dialysis treatment to evaluate effectiveness of care.
• Adheres to FMC Policies and Work Instructions related to clinical and operation management.
• Reviews blood test results and report to Medical Director of any abnormalities.
• Educates patients on their diet, fluid, medications and blood pressure management to optimise their clinical outcomes.
• Motivates and encourages patient’s adjustment to CHD.
• Monitors the water treatment system and fluid for dialysis to ensure provision of safe, quality dialysis therapies.
• Establish an effective relationship with patients and maintain good communication with patients and relatives; and give adequate support.
• Ensures/promotes a safe, secure and healthy working environment to staff and a comfortable, safe environment for visitors and patients as detailed in the IPC and environment policies.
• Ensure all equipment is clean, safe and in good working condition; and report defects through appropriate channels.
• Maintains accurate patient information in medical records, including Therapy Data Management System (TDMS)/EuClid Clinical Information system and abides by confidentiality and Privacy Policy.
• Protects the rights of patients by adhering to Privacy Principles and providing an excellent standard of care.
• Actively participates in the quality improvement process by reporting all incidents, hazards and opportunities for improvement.

Job description

Patient Care

• Participates in the planning, delivery and evaluation of patient care within the haemodialysis clinical setting:− Undertakes clinical/patient assessments pre, during and post dialysis treatment to evaluate effectiveness of care
• Adheres to all FMC Policies and Work Instructions related to clinical and operation management
• Reviews blood test results and report to Medical Director of any abnormalities
• Educates patients on their diet, fluid, medications and blood pressure management to optimise their clinical outcomes
• Motivates and encourages patient’s adjustment to CHD
• Monitors the water treatment system and fluid for dialysis to ensure provision of safe, quality dialysis therapies
• Establish an effective relationship with patients and maintain good communication with patients and relatives; and give adequate support.
• Ensures/promotes a safe, secure and healthy working environment to staff and a comfortable, safe environment for visitors and patients as detailed in the IPC and environment policies
• Ensure all equipment is clean, safe and in good working condition; and report defects through appropriate channels.
• Maintains accurate patient information in medical records, including Therapy Data Management System (TDMS)/EuClid Clinical Information system and abides by confidentiality and Privacy Policy.
• Protects the rights of patients by adhering to Privacy Principles and providing an excellent standard of care
• Actively participates in the quality improvement process by reporting all incidents, hazards and opportunities for improvement

Professional Development of Self

• Assume responsibility for own professional competence by demonstrates willingness to evaluate own nursing practice – include complete of annual clinical competencies assessment.
• Participate in continuing education programs to gain current knowledge of development.
• Use staff ‘performance review’ constructively for personal and professional development.
• Maintain a professional image among colleagues and public.
• Comply with required dress code
• Assume responsibility for own professional competence by demonstrates willingness to evaluate own nursing practice – include complete of annual clinical competencies assessment.
• Participate in continuing education programs to gain current knowledge of development.
• Use staff ‘performance review’ constructively for personal and professional development.
• Maintain a professional image among colleagues and public.
• Comply with required dress code

Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day. Fresenius Medical Care is the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with kidney disease of which approximately 4.5 million patients worldwide regularly undergo dialysis treatment. United by a shared purpose of creating a future worth living for chronically and critically ill people, we care for around 292,000 dialysis patients around the globe. In addition, we operate around 35 global production sites to provide products such as dialysis machines, dialyzers, and related disposables. We aim to continuously improve our patients’ quality of life by offering them high-quality products as well as innovative technologies and treatment concepts.