Job Description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Accountable for providing professional nursing care to patients within a hospital unit, adhering to hospital policies and nursing services principles, policies, and procedures to ensure high-quality care practiced.

JOB

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

1. Adherence to nursing care vision, mission, goals and objectives, aligns with the scope of nursing services, and performs shift duties as assigned by the Unit Manager to ensure high quality care rendered.

2. Notifies the unit manager of any changes in the situation that could impact the standards of care.

3. Providing high-quality care to patients in urgent situations, managing ambulance transfers, ensuring patient safety, and ensuring continuity of care during transitions to and from healthcare facilities.

4. Conduct patient triaging by performing detailed examinations, documenting abnormalities, informing the attending physician, and prioritizing care based on patient history to ensure prompt and effective treatment.

5. Identifying and collaborating with doctors and team members to manage life-threatening conditions and effectively communicating with relevant professionals to ensure optimal patient care.

6. Performing phlebotomy and intravenous infusions for patients, administering medications, dressing changes, and assisting with simple surgical procedures as directed by medical officers or consultants, ensuring patient safety.

7. Assist with patient admission and discharge procedures, scheduling specialist clinic appointments, handling death cases with respect, and ensuring safe transfer to the mortuary.

8. Obtains and handovers a report of patient progress, ensuring all doctor's orders are followed before changing or over taking shifts and notifying any incidents or problems encountered.

9. Visit patients in the unit with team members to assess conditions, re-plan nursing care, and determine nursing priorities based on patient needs and staff availability.

10. Provides personalized, holistic patient care using the nursing process approach, maintaining accurate documentation in patient folders, and promptly reporting any abnormal findings to relevant doctors or consultants.

11. Providing emotional support and accompanying doctors while doing rounds, as well as assisting in procedures as needed.

12. Executing the doctor's orders, coordinating with team members related to patients’ treatment, and fostering effective communication with all disciplines, patients, and relatives to ensure patient satisfaction.

13. Actively participates in the health education of patients and their families in the ward as well as unit meetings, dialogue sessions, and hospital activities.

14. Provide clear, compassionate, and culturally sensitive communication with patients, ensuring their understanding of their condition, treatment options, and care plan in a comprehensive manner.

15. Collaborate with the unit manager in administration, setting care standards, and fulfilling duties in the absence of the unit manager, while also carrying out assigned tasks and providing feedback.

16. Charge accurately, incorporating charges for equipment and consumable items into the patient's charges and verifying their completeness.

17. Inspect and document the supply of sterile packs to ensure the integrity of the packaging and maintain an adequate supply of unit stock from CSSS.

JOB REQUIREMENT

Education:

• Registered with the Nursing Board of Malaysia with a valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse

• Post Basic qualification in a related field

Knowledge and Experiences:

• Registered Nurse with at least 3 years of clinical experience and diversity in clinical experience.

Skills & Competencies:

• Possess certifications in BLS, ACLS, MTLS, PALS and NRP (according to the specialties)

Special skills are required.

• Proficient in writing and conversing in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

• Caring, honest, and responsible workers and team player

• Microsoft Office literacy

Personal attributes

• Good leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.

• Critical thinking, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

• Willingness to work on scheduled hours, shifts and weekends, public holidays, and any time called during an emergency

• Passionate and committed to patient-centered care and continuous quality improvement.

• High integrity, patience, and attention to detail.