Senior Registered Nurse - Endoscopy

Job Description

• Be responsible for providing and coordinating patient care, educating patients and the public about various health conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.
• Assess and identify patients' needs, and implement and monitor the patient's medical plan and treatment.
• Work collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare professionals or allied health teams in various clinical settings.
• Perform systematic patient assessments and reassessments, collecting pertinent data regarding the patient's health condition.
• Analyse assessment findings and clinical data to support informed decision-making.
• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and patient care priorities.
• Define expected and predicted outcomes for the patient's plan of care.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, patients, and their families.
• Record and monitor vital signs, recognizing, addressing, and escalating any abnormalities promptly.
• Maintain and continuously update technical and clinical competencies related to nursing practice.
• Implement strategies to promote patient health, safety, and a therapeutic environment.
• Interpret and understand diagnostic tests and laboratory investigations.
• Perform essential life support procedures within the regulatory scope of practice, including but not limited to Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
• Prepare patients for medical examinations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
• Administer medications safely and monitor patients for therapeutic effects, side effects, and adverse reactions.
• Administer treatments such as intravenous (IV) fluids and blood products, while monitoring for any complications or reactions.
• Provide comprehensive wound assessment and wound care management.
• Assist physicians with invasive and non-invasive medical procedures as required.
• Facilitate the safe admission, transfer, and discharge of patients in accordance with established policies and procedures.