Industry: Health and Medical
Location: Singapore
Roles & Responsibilities
Job Summary
Provide perioperative nursing care
Assist surgeon during operation
Monitor and assess patient during surgical procedures
Coordinate and collaborate with multi-disciplinary caregivers in providing safe efficient patient care
Roles and Responsibilities
Patient Care Management
Perform check and prepare operating room readily for procedure.
Respect and protect patients’ right and confidentiality.
Assess patient pre operatively and complete patient safety check prior to procedure.
Check and ensure full preparation of set, suture, supplementary possible use of supplies prior to surgery.
Assist in IR procedure room
Assist surgeon and coordinate with surgeon or anesthetist to ensure smooth running of surgery list.
Assist in anesthesia, recovery, circulating duties and any other duties within the team.
Collect and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis where necessary.
Provide guidance for new or junior staff to ensure quality-nursing care is rendered.
Implement and maintain the principles of sterility and asepsis for all procedures and techniques.
Comply with established guidelines of infection control practices.
Recognize and intervene in emergency situation involving patient care or other team members.
Document accurately and legibly in relevant patient care records and in billing of consumables and implants
Assist and maintain safe custody of Controlled Drugs
Collaborate with Nursing Manager /Team(s) to:
Assess staff clinical competency
Enforce peri-operative clinical nursing standards
Enforce infection control practices
Patient Education
Maintain effective communication and interpersonal relations with the patients and caregivers
Professional Development
Participate in continuing nursing education to maintain clinical knowledge and competence
Develop junior staff through mentoring and preceptoring activities
Provide constructive feedback to the Supervisor regarding staff clinical performances
Implement and conduct in-service education and unit-based orientation for the OT nurses
Serve as liaison, and resource person for the perioperative nurses
Assume additional responsibilities as assigned by Supervisors
Resource Management
Demonstrate proper use, care and maintenance of endoscopes, instruments, equipment and supplies
Demonstrate proper and economical usage of sterile supplies and consumables
Assist in inventories and equipment maintenance
Ensure adequate daily supplies of consumables
Assist with optimal OT room utilization
Risk and Quality Management
Report unusual and unsafe practices or events
Monitor and ensure compliance of infection control practices
Prescribe and implement fall prevention measures
Job Requirements:
Min 2 year of relevant experience as a staff nurse in clinical setting
Minimum Advanced Diploma in Nursing
Registered with the Singapore Nursing Board
BCLS & AED Certified
Mon to Sat, 5.5 Days