Senior / Staff Nurse (Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) / Anaesthesia Nurse)* - Singapore - Alexandra Hospital

    Alexandra Hospital
    Alexandra Hospital Singapore

    1 month ago

    Alexandra Hospital background
    Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year Healthcare
    Description

    Overview

    You will be responsible to provide personalized, specialized and cost-effective care to the patients in accordance to established hospital policies and procedures, standards of nursing care, and practices.

    Job Responsibilities

    • Perform physiological and physical assessment of the patients upon arrival to PACU
    • Assess patient level of comfort and administer analgesic as ordered by the anaesthetist
    • Perform Nurse Led Discharge for post-operative patient
    • Arrange for bed for patients upon arrival to PACU
    • Perform handover of patient's information to Courier Nurse upon discharge
    • Promotes and maintains a safe, clean, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients, staff, and visitors
    • Collaborates and co-operates with other surgical team members and healthcare workers in the smooth delivery of patient care and services
    • Performs a systematic and continuous assessment of patients in the immediate post-anaesthesia period
    • Develops and implements nursing care based on analysis of individualized patient assessment
    • Delivers safe and competent nursing care to surgical patients in the immediate post-anaesthesia period
    • Communicates, documents and evaluates patient's plan of care
    • Handles controlled drugs as per hospital policy (applicable to RN)
    • Promotes and maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients, staff and visitors
    • Perform nurse led monitoring for cataract cases

    Requirements

    • Registered Nurse with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB)
    • At least 2 years working experience in Anaesthetic Unit/ Post Anaesthesia Care Unit is highly preferred
    • Diploma or Degree in Nursing from recognized training institutions approved by SNB
    • Good interpersonal and communication skills
    • Compassionate, positive and caring nature
    • Prepared to work on 3 rotating shifts