Staff Nurse (Inpatient)

Responsibilities and Duties:

Patient Care

• Maintain safe and clean environment for patients.
• Provide safe and competent care to her patients under her charge.
• Utilise a systematic approach in the delivery of care.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of patients’ condition and treatment.
• Perform procedure according to the Standard of Clinical Practice.
• Check emergency equipment / trolley.
• Assist the Nurse Manager in coordinating and integrating the operations and manpower deployment in the ward.
• Precept and orientate new nurses and nursing students.
• Supervise nursing care activities with enrolled nurses, nursing aides and patient care assistant.
• Anticipate staffing problem and take necessary action to solve problem.
• Ensure safe and clean environment for patients.
• Practiceas per Infection Control Policies and Protocol.

Quality Improvement

• Participate and contribute to Nursing/Hospital Quality Assurance or Work Improvement Programmes.
• Utilise research findings in practice.
• Keep abreast of new nursing / medical development and trends; contribute and suggest and implement new ideas to improve nursing services.

Management of Resources

• Able to care and maintain equipment and report any defects.
• Use and maintain supplies appropriately.
• Ensure the availability and proper usage of supplies and equipment in ward.
• Evaluate new equipment and collate feedback.
• Management of the ward inventory of consumables and oversee the requisition of sufficient stock.

Training

• Assist the Clinical Instructor in the orientation and training of new and junior staff.
• Assist in facilitation and implementation of Nursing Programmes in ward.

Job Requirements:

• Registered with the Singapore Nursing Board.
• At least Diploma or Degree in Nursing or its equivalent with minimum of 2 year’s ward experience.
• Able to work 3-rotating shifts and weekends.