Registered Nurse – OPD Derma

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

• •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

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