Registered Nurse

Job Description

• Manages clinical and operational activities at ward level and ensure the provision of optimum clinical care, customer satisfaction and patient safety.Demonstrate ability to adapt to varied age-specific patient populations.
• Maintains an effective rapport with patients, visitors, physicians, and other member of the hospital team.
• Promotes confidentiality and uses complete discretion when discussing information.
• Works collaboratively with other staff members to provide continuous service to the organisation.
• Ability to express self in the areas of communication verbal, written and non-verbal.
• Demonstrates knowledge of current computer system used in the organisation.
• Demonstrates adherence to safety and risk management policies as evidenced by in-service attendance records and employee practices.
• Ensures the reporting of all adverse events, incidents and near misses.
• Contributes to investigations of complaints and incidents and draft responses as required in a timely manner.
• Contributes to the monitoring of key performance indicators and developing action plans as required
• Responsible for the implementation and delivery of age appropriate patient care congruent with the mission, vision and values of the organisation. 
• Undertake comprehensive and holistic assessment of the patients nursing care needs.
• Develops a plan of care, which is evidence based and planned in partnership with the patient wherever possible.
• Collaborates with nursing staff and multidisciplinary teams on effective patient management ensure appropriate and timely interventions for patients and for discharge planning. 
• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention.
• Provides a comprehensive clinical handover / report as required to ensure patient safety using SBAR principles.
• Establish priorities of care, nursing actions and desired outcomes in a timely manner.
• Performs required clinical procedures competently and ensures competencies are current as outlined in the Clinical Competency Framework
• Attends meetings pertinent to department.
• Acts as shift coordinator as required.
• Reports unsafe practice to the nurse in charge. 
• Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner.
• Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the patient's and family diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Reports patient’s condition to appropriate medical personnel during each shift.
• Educates patients on health risk factors.
• Uses the nursing process in the promotion of patient holistic health and wellbeing.
• Uses ward resources such as dressings and clinical items in a cost effective and responsible manner