Registered Nurse – IP Ward

Registered Nurse – IP Ward Job Description

Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about health conditions, and offer advice and emotional support to patients and their families. Assess and identify patients’ needs; develop and monitor patient medical plans and treatments in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare specialists or allied health professionals in diverse settings. Perform systematic patient assessments, collect pertinent health data, and analyze information to determine nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.

Define predicted and expected outcomes and develop patient care plans with the medical team. Record vital signs, recognize and address abnormalities. Maintain and update clinical skills related to nursing practice. Employ strategies to promote patient health and a safe environment. Understand diagnostic tests and laboratory exams. Perform essential life support (BLS). Prepare patients for medical examinations and treatments. Administer medications, IV fluids, blood products, and monitor for side effects or reactions.

Provide wound care management and assist with invasive or non-invasive medical procedures. Facilitate safe admissions and discharges.

• Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and give advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.
• Assess and identify patients’ needs and implement and monitor patient medical plans and treatments, working with a team of physicians and other healthcare specialists or allied health professionals in various settings.
• Perform systematic patient assessment and collect pertinent data about the patient’s health or situation.
• Understand and analyze assessment information and data.
• Determine actual and potential nursing diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Define the predicted and expected outcomes of the patient’s planned care.
• Create and evaluate patient care plans with the medical team.
• Record vital signs, recognize and address abnormalities.
• Define the care plan in collaboration with the healthcare team, patients, and families.
• Maintain and update technical and clinical nursing skills.
• Employ strategies to promote patients’ health and safe environment.
• Understand diagnostic tests and laboratory exams.
• Perform essential life support (BLS).
• Prepare patients for medical examination and treatment.
• Administer medications and monitor patients for any side effects and reactions.
• Administer treatments such as IV fluids or blood products and monitor patients for any reactions.
• Provide wound care management.
• Assist in medical procedures invasive or non-invasive as needed.
• Facilitate the process of safe patient admission and discharge.

• Have an appropriate license to work as a nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority (DoH, DHA) with all required qualifications and experience.
• Manage own professional revalidation.
• Hold a basic life support qualification (within the past 24 months).
• Maintain an active interest in the clinical field in which one is employed.
• Willingness to work across departments when necessary.
• Communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written).