Senior / Staff Nurse, Emergency (PHI West)

The Opportunity:

We are looking for Senior / Staff Nurse (Emergency) (Full / Part-time) to join us to provide high quality patient care.

Job Responsibilities:

The incumbent shall be responsible to:

• 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.
• Provide safe, patient education care whilst observing patient comfort.
• Monitor patient assessments at regular/ frequent intervals and document care and assessments accordingly.
• Assist clinicians during physical examinations, diagnostic testing and treatments of patients.
• Initiate corrective action timely when patient’s condition or information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
• Assist with CPR and other emergency treatment and stabilise patients’ condition in collaboration with the physician.
• Keep patient and the next of kin (NOK) informed of care/treatment at appropriate stages of stay in the ED.
• Liaise with other units as appropriate if patient is for admission and require further treatment etc.
• Accompany critically ill or emergency patients to other hospitals.

Requirements:

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