Kidney Dialysis Centre – Senior Staff Nurse [New]

Kidney Dialysis Centre – Senior Staff Nurse

Job Function

• Responsible to support the Dialysis Centre to deliver holistic care by assisting in all aspects of the management to achieve maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness in the facility while maintaining a safe environment that is supportive of optimal patient care.

Roles and Responsibilities

Administrative Responsibilities

• Record and update all the patient’s relevant medical history and related data and ensure to maintain confidentiality of information
• Participate in cost control initiatives
• Always maintain the facility in a clean, safe and sanitary environment
• Involve in stocks inventory
• Assist the Nurse Manager in doing the staff and patients’ roster
• Assume other additional duties and responsibilities assigned by Nurse Manager

Staff Related Responsibilities

• Ensure all equipment and consumables meet standard requirement, at optimal working condition safe for patient’s use and with enough available stocks to use.
• Ensure timely reporting of incidents (relating to clinical incidents, technical issue, patients complain, compliance issue etc.)
• Attend morning (AM) to afternoon (PM) staff meetings for proper handovers.
• Lead the team for any quality improvement projects as assigned by the Nurse Manager
• Assist to train the cleaner

Clinical Duties

• Ensure care delivery to patients in accordance to Key Performance Indicators.
• Demonstrate competency in dialysis-related procedures including the care and procedures of dialysis access such as cannulation of arterio-venous fistula (AVF) and arterio-venous graft (AVG) and preparation of central venous catheter (CVC) based on prescription and according to the expected standards of practice and guidelines.
• Preparation, commencement and completion of dialysis treatment, management of dialysis complications with support from Staff Nurse, responsible to clear dialyzers and bloodlines after dialysis, etc.
• Responsible in assessing and documenting patient’s parameters and psycho-physio-social needs before, during and after treatment. Report any abnormalities to Staff Nurse timely.
• Demonstrate competency in collection of patient blood sample
• Demonstrate competency in dialysis equipment related procedures according to protocol including troubleshooting, disinfection, care and maintenance.
• Practice primary nursing and treatment plan for assigned patients in collaboration with Staff Nurse.
• Assist the Staff Nurse during doctor consultation round
• Ensure patients and their families are educated on renal dialysis care by regular communications together with the Staff Nurse
• Ensure accurate, complete and timely documentation of patients’ clinical notes which includes care provided and medications administered.
• Provide update blood test results on a timely basis to ensure accurate and timely reporting of RenalTeam’s Clinical Outcome and Quality Measures.
• Assist the Staff Nurse in collection of water and dialysate samples to send for quality tests.
• Participate in quality improvement projects to pursue quality outcomes for patients.
• Adhere to proper aseptic techniques and infection prevention and control protocol.
• Coordinate with external care provider to ensure patient receive continuous care e.g., getting medical appointment, assist to order medications on online platform, referring to social worker, etc.

Other Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and clean environment for the patients at all times.
• Ensure services delivered are prompt, professional and customer-focused at all times.
• Effectively handle customers’ inquiries, complaints, and feedback to achieve positive resolution.
• Facilitate evaluation and continuous improvement of services.
• Attend continuing education to upgrade nursing knowledge
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the Nurse Manager and HQ.

Requirements

• NITEC in Nursing
• Valid registration with the Singapore Nursing Board
• Renal nursing experience is preferred but applicants without renal nursing experience are also encouraged to apply.
• Valid certificate of Basic Care Life Support (BCLS)
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service and customer relation skills
• Able to work independently as well as in a team
• Effectively bilingual in two languages (English and Mandarin/Malay/Tamil with one or more dialects) is preferred
• Good knowledge of computer application

Work Experience

• Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience in a healthcare environment, including renal nursing experience.

Interested applicants are invited to send in their detailed resumes with the subject line “Kidney Dialysis Centre – Senior Staff Nurse” to recruitment@sata.com.sg.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.