Job Summary

• Provide pre and post-operative nursing care.
• Monitor and assess patient during surgical procedures.
• Coordinate and collaborate with multi-disciplinary caregivers in providing safe efficient patient care.

Role 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 availability of supplies and anaesthetic drugs.
• Assist the anaesthetist with anaesthetic procedures.
• Coordinate with surgeon or anaesthetist to ensure smooth running of surgery list.
• Perform anesthesia nursing care under supervision of surgeon in the absence of anaesthetist.
• Assist in other nursing duties such as circulating and monitoring of post-operative patients.
• Provide guidance for 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.
• Maintain safe custody of Controlled Drugs.
• Replenish anaesthetist supplies and drugs on daily basis.
• 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

• Provide professional care through evidence-based approach.
• Report unusual and unsafe practices or events.
• Monitor and ensure compliance of infection control practices.
• Prescribe and implement fall prevention measures.
• Serve as a role model.
• Identify opportunities for process/ clinical improvement.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Preferably Advanced Diploma / Degree in Nursing or its equivalent
• Registered Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board
• BCLS & AED Certified

Preferred Skills

• At least 1 or 2 years experience as a Staff Nurse in a clinical setting