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:

1. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care of patients with complex healthcare needs according to updated standards of nursing practice.
2. 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.
3. Co-ordinates patients' access and treatment sequence where required for the specialty.
4. Conducts teaching and counselling for patients and their families / carers.
5. Initiates and ensures implementation of discharge planning for patients.
6. Leads and participates actively in the review of patients with the multidisciplinary team.
7. Follows up on patients at NUH specialist outpatient clinics where appropriate.
8. Conducts specialty nurse-led clinic for patients and their families where needed.
9. Provides clinical supervision to nurses and nurse trainees to ensure quality patient care delivery.
10. Updates and maintains patient consultation / training statistics / other types of register / registry where appropriate.
11. Applies understanding of prevention of medico-legal issues in relation to patient care.

Secondary Responsibilities:

1. Acts as a resource person for clinical nursing matters.
2. Plans, implements and evaluates in-service staff education and specialty training courses based on unit and individual training needs.
3. Inducts newly graduated advanced diploma nurses in specialty care of a specific group of patients.
4. Guides and develops specialty competencies of registered nurses.
5. Reviews and develops clinical pathways and / or other plans of care in consultation with specialty nurses, nurse managers, doctors and paramedical staff.
6. Reviews and develops practice policies and guidelines and nursing standards in consultation with specialty nurses, nurse managers and doctors.
7. Assists with nursing audits on nursing care standards.
8. Applies best evidence to practice.
9. Participates in research activities.
10. Undertakes quality improvement / research projects.
11. Participates in training / quality improvement / research committees.
12. Contributes to performance appraisals of enrolled nurses, senior enrolled nurses, staff nurses, senior staff nurses and advanced diploma nursing students.
13. Takes on additional responsibilities or tasks as assigned by Senior Nurse Manager/Clinician, Deputy/Assistant Director (Nursing) and Chief Nurse.

Requirements

1. Registered Nurse with at least 9 years of post-registration clinical experience, of which 2 years must be as Assistant Nurse Clinician.
2. Diploma in Nursing with relevant post-basic advanced certification and Degree in Nursing from recognized training institution as approved by Singapore Nursing Board.
3. Technically skilled and competent.
4. Good interpersonal and communication skills.
5. Computer literacy skill - MS Word and PowerPoint.