SPECIALIST NURSE, GENERAL WARD

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Accountable for providing professional nursing care to patients within a hospital unit, adhering to hospital policies and nursing services principles, policies, and procedures to ensure high-quality care is practiced.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Adherence to nursing care vision, mission, goals, and objectives, aligns with the scope of nursing services, and performs shift duties as assigned by the Unit Manager to ensure high-quality care rendered.

• Notify the unit manager of any changes in the situation that could impact on the standards of care.

• Obtains and handovers a report of patient progress, ensuring all doctor's orders are followed before changing or overtaking shifts and notifying any incidents or problems encountered.

• Visit patients in the unit with team members to assess conditions, re-plan nursing care, and determine nursing priorities based on patient needs and staff availability.

• Provides personalized, holistic patient care using the nursing process approach, maintaining accurate documentation in patient folders, and promptly reporting any abnormal findings to relevant doctors or consultants.

• Conducts nursing rounds on patients, providing emotional support and accompanying doctors while doing rounds, as well as assisting in procedures as needed.

• Executing the doctor's orders, coordinating with team members related to the patient’s treatment, and fostering effective communication with all disciplines, patients, and relatives to ensure patient satisfaction.

• Actively participates in the health education, dialogue sessions, and hospital activities.

• Provide clear, compassionate, and culturally sensitive communication with patients, ensuring their understanding of their condition, treatment options, and care plan comprehensively.

• Collaborate with the unit manager in administration, setting care standards, and fulfilling duties in the absence of the unit manager, while also carrying out assigned tasks and providing feedback.

• Charge accurately, incorporating charges for equipment and consumable items into the patient's charges and verifying their completeness.

• Inspect and document the supply of sterile packs to ensure the integrity of the packaging and maintain an adequate supply of unit stock from central sterile supply services.

EDUCATION:

• Diploma in Nursing or Bachelor of Nursing.

• Registered with the Nursing Board of Malaysia with a valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse.

• Post Basic qualification in a related field.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES:

• Registered Nurse with at least 3 years of clinical experience and diversity in clinical experience.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Possess certifications in BLS, ACLS, MTLS, PALS and NRP (according to the specialties)

SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Proficient in writing and conversing in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

• Caring, honest, and responsible workers and team players.

• Microsoft Office literacy.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Good leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.

• Critical thinking, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

• Willingness to work on scheduled hours, shifts and weekends, public holidays, and any time called during an emergency.

• Passionate and committed to patient-centered care and continuous quality improvement.

• High integrity, patience, and attention to detail.