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Registered Nurse – OPD Full Time
Job Description
The post holder will always put the health, wellbeing and safety of their patient first as they assess, plan, implement and evaluate their needs.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities for the RN role
Registered Nurse will:
•Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.
•Assess and identify patients’ needs and implement and monitor the patient’s medical plan and treatment. They will work with a team of physicians and other health care specialists or allied health in various settings
•Perform systematic patient assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
•Understand and analyze the assessment information and data
•Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues
•Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care
•Create and evaluate patient care plans with the medical team
•Record vital signs, recognize and address abnormalities
•Define the care plan in collaboration with the healthcare team, patients, and families.
•Maintain and update the technical and clinical skills related to nursing practice
•Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and a safe environment.
•Understand different diagnostic tests and laboratory exams
•Perform essential life support (BLS
•Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment
•Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions
•Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions
•Provide wound care management
•Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed
•Facilitate the process of safe patient`s admission and discharge
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
ESSENTIAL: The post holder must:
•Have an appropriate license to work as a nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority (DoH, DHA) with all the qualification and experience this mandates.
•Manage their own professional revalidation
•Have basic life support qualification (within past 24 months)
•Have an active interest in the clinical field in which they are employed
•Be willing to work across departments when necessary
•Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)
DESIRABLE: The post holder should have:
•Evidenced experience/expertise in the clinical field in which they are employed
•Evidenced ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
•Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the HIS platform for clinical documentation
