Job Description

At JurongHealth Campus, we believe that our patients are the focus of our work and we render the best care and service to them. We are changing the face of public healthcare and carving out new paths to improve our processes and services. We value our team’s contributions and ensure that our staff are competitively rewarded and supported.
Join us, where we place the value of every staff member and the care of every patient at the centre of all we do.
The Opportunity: We are looking for Staff Nurses to join us for various disciplines to provide high quality patient care.
Job Responsibilities:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients in the appropriate discipline under the direction of the Nurse Clinician in the individual units
• Provide high quality patient care in various disciplines by performing clinical procedures that will meet the patients’ immediate physical and emotional needs
• Provide clinical support to the Respiratory services through counseling of Asthma, COPD patients and their families with regard to the diagnosis, treatment and expected outcomes
• Empower and educate patients towards self-care for Respiratory conditions through patient education and tools.
• To provide advice and assistance to Asthma / COPD patients via telephone follow up to assess their progress and address any related issues
• Prime dialyser and bloodlines
• Records patient’s medical information and vital signs
• Oversees the dialysis treatment from start to finish
• Administer prescribed medications and blood products during and after dialysis
• Cannulates dialysis access
• Ensure staff practices in relation to hospital infection control protocols and to correct any non-conforming practices by reinforcing good clinical practices while on daily ward rounds.
• Work alongside the clinicians and assist with clinical procedures that will meet critically ill patients’ health needs and care demands.
• Collaborate and discuss with the multidisciplinary team on the desired health outcomes that can be achieved for critically ill patients.
• Provide and observe the safe management of advanced forms of respiratory support, invasive monitoring and drug infusions.
• Work alongside the surgeons providing instruments, needles, swabs and other materials as required, and being able to anticipate their needs.
• Prepare the operating room for surgery by procuring appropriate equipment, supplies, consumables and infusions required for the procedure.
• Check all equipment prior to surgery to confirm smooth and proper functioning.
• Handle and operate equipment to be used on patients competently.
• Ensure safety of surgical instruments, equipment and consumables used during the procedure.
• Triage each patient and determine priority of care based on assessment of physical, psychological and social needs.
• Perform focused patient assessment of chief complaint, medical history and medications to ascertain history and medical condition in a timely manner and according to established triage guidelines.
• Assist with CPR and other emergency treatment and stabilise patients’ condition in collaboration with the physician.
  

Job Requirements:

• Diploma in Nursing or State Registered Nurse Certificate
• Relevant Advanced Nursing Diploma or equivalent is preferred for candidate applying for the Senior Staff Nurse position
• At least 1 year of experience as Staff Nurse.
• Candidate must be registered with SNB
  

About us: Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) and Jurong Community Hospital (JCH), collectively known as JurongHealth Campus, are members of the National University Health System (NUHS).
We centre our culture and mission around our patients and design our processes to bring satisfaction to our patients and their caregivers. Our staff enjoy an open, collaborative and fun working atmosphere that enables each individual to perform and maximise potential. We take pride in treating our staff as one big JurongHealth Campus family, where everyone works together in a passionate and supportive environment.
If you believe in our purpose of delivering “Incredible Care & Health, Together”, reach out to us today.