Senior Research Staff Nurse I

**Overview**

This position is a 1 year contract. The job-holder is responsible for providing personalised, specialised and cost-effective care to all patients (including research patients) in accordance to established hospital policies and procedures, standards ofnursing care and practices. The job holder deputizes the Nurse Manager in his/her absence.

**Responsibilities**:
**Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)**
- Help to recruit, support and take care of patients for research studies under guidance of study Principal Investigators.
- Assesses patients’ needs on admission and daily throughout their hospital stay
- Plans and implements patient care according to the assessed needs
- Evaluates and monitors patients’ progress according to the planned care
- Documents care and monitors outcomes on the established charts/forms
- Carries out treatments and investigations as prescribed by physicians
- Communicates and discusses patients’ progress and response to treatment with physicians,nursing and allied health colleagues involved in the patient care
- Follows-up to ensure continuity of patient care and treatment plans
- Delivers safe and competent nursing care
- Participates actively in physicians’ rounds
- Prepares and assists physicians with the procedures done on patient
- Collaborates and co-operates with physicians and other health-care providers in the smoothdelivery of patient care and services
- Demonstrates clinical skills, knowledge and critical thinking in the delivery of patient care
- Displays compassion, a positive and caring attitude towards patients as well as to internaland external clients
- Provides patient/family information and education on disease prevention, health educationand rehabilitation techniques
- Demonstrates proper use and care of equipment
- Demonstrates proper and economical usage of consumables and supplies
- Maintains a clean and safe working environment
- Precepts, coaches and counsels staff in their work, patient safety and risk managementactivities as well as nursing students on posting
- Assumes the role of Staff Nurse in-charge/Deputy Nurse Manager
- Facilitates team dynamics and the smooth running of activities in the ward/dept
- Supports new initiates/lead changes implemented by the Nursing Administration
- Demonstrates competency in all core competencies and unit specific programs implemented by Nursing Administration
- Applies critical thinking skills and works closely with NM/NC to manage complex patient careand initiating referrals appropriately
- Initiates and participates in case conference between patient/family, physician and/or otherhealth-care professionals on complex patient care management
- Anticipates and manages public relation aspects of the ward/dept
- Acts as a resource person in advanced medical and surgical nursing care as well asprocedures

**Secondary Responsibilities and Duties (20%)**
- Participates in other research, clinical or service quality activities
- Demonstrates awareness of current nursing and health care practices
- Prepares roster and daily staff assignment for the ward/dept
- Contributes to the evaluation of staff performance appraisal with Nurse Manager
- Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by Nursing Officers, Senior Nursing Officers,Assistant/Deputy Director (Nursing) and Chief Nurse

**Requirements**:

- Diploma in Nursing or Degree in Nursing from recognized training institution as approved by the Singapore Nursing Board
- Preferably 5 years of post-registration clinical experience, of which 2 years must be as Senior Staff Nurse II
- Fluent in spoken and written English
- Computer literate in Microsoft Word/Excel
- Possesses good inter-personal and supervisory skills
- Display compassion and have a positive and caring attitude