Nurse Clinician. (JR 303) - Alexandra Hospital

Overview

The job-holder is responsible for the quality of patient care delivered and the standard of nursing practice in an assigned ward/unit. S/he provides highly skilled and specialized nursing care to specific patient population and their caregivers.

Job Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care of patients with complex healthcare needs according to updated standards of nursing practice

. Ensures patient care delivery (inclusive of education and counselling) is carried out according to established standards of care practice using patient care plan / clinical pathways

. Co-ordinates patients access and treatment sequence where required for the specialty

. Conducts teaching and counselling for patients and their families / carers

. Initiates and ensures implementation of discharge planning for patients

. Leads and participates actively in the review of patients with the multidisciplinary team

. Follows up on patients at NUH specialist outpatient clinics where appropriate

. Conducts specialty nurse-led clinic for patients and their families where needed

. Provides clinical supervision to nurses and nurse trainees to ensure quality patient care delivery

. Updates and maintains patient consultation / training statistics / other types of register / registry where appropriate

. Applies understanding of prevention of medico-legal issues in relation to patient care

Secondary Responsibilities:

. Acts as a resource person for clinical nursing matters

. Plans, implements and evaluates in-service staff education and specialty training courses based on unit and individual training needs

. Inducts newly graduated advanced diploma nurses in specialty care of a specific group of patients

. Guides and develops specialty competencies of registered nurses

. Reviews and develops clinical pathways and / or other plans of care in consultation with specialty nurses, nurse managers, doctors and paramedical staff

. Reviews and develops practice policies and guidelines and nursing standards in consultation with specialty nurses, nurse managers and doctors

. Assists with nursing audits on nursing care standards

. Applies best evidence to practice

. Participates in research activities

. Undertakes quality improvement / research projects

. Participates in training / quality improvement / research committees

. Contributes to performance appraisals of enrolled nurses, senior enrolled nurses, staff nurses, senior staff nurses and advanced diploma nursing students

. Takes on additional responsibilities or tasks as assigned by Senior Nurse Manager/Clinician, Deputy/Assistant Director (Nursing) and Chief Nurse

Requirements

. Registered Nurse with at least 9 years of post-registration clinical experience, of which 2 years must be as Assistant Nurse Clinician

. Diploma in Nursing with relevant post-basic advanced certification and Degree in Nursing from recognized training institution as approved by Singapore Nursing Board.

. Technically skilled and competent

. Good interpersonal and communication skills

. Computer literacy skill - MS Word and PowerPoint