Operation Theatre Scrub Nurse

Job Summary

• Provide perioperative nursing care
• Assist surgeon during operation
• Monitor and assess patient during surgical procedures
• Coordinate and collaborate with multi-disciplinary caregivers in providing safe efficient patient care

Roles and Responsibilities

Patient Care Management

• Perform check and prepare operating room readily for procedure.
• Respect and protect patients’ right and confidentiality.
• Assess patient pre operatively and complete patient safety check prior to procedure.
• Check and ensure full preparation of set, suture, supplementary possible use of supplies prior to surgery.
• Assist in IR procedure room
• Assist surgeon and coordinate with surgeon or anesthetist to ensure smooth running of surgery list.
• Assist in anesthesia, recovery, circulating duties and any other duties within the team.
• Collect and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis where necessary.
• Provide guidance for new or junior staff to ensure quality-nursing care is rendered.
• Implement and maintain the principles of sterility and asepsis for all procedures and techniques.
• Comply with established guidelines of infection control practices.
• Recognize and intervene in emergency situation involving patient care or other team members.
• Document accurately and legibly in relevant patient care records and in billing of consumables and implants
• Assist and maintain safe custody of Controlled Drugs
• Collaborate with Nursing Manager /Team(s) to:
• Assess staff clinical competency
• Enforce peri-operative clinical nursing standards
• Enforce infection control practices

Patient Education

• Maintain effective communication and interpersonal relations with the patients and caregivers

Professional Development

• Participate in continuing nursing education to maintain clinical knowledge and competence
• Develop junior staff through mentoring and preceptoring activities
• Provide constructive feedback to the Supervisor regarding staff clinical performances
• Implement and conduct in-service education and unit-based orientation for the OT nurses
• Serve as liaison, and resource person for the perioperative nurses
• Assume additional responsibilities as assigned by Supervisors

Resource Management

• Demonstrate proper use, care and maintenance of endoscopes, instruments, equipment and supplies
• Demonstrate proper and economical usage of sterile supplies and consumables
• Assist in inventories and equipment maintenance
• Ensure adequate daily supplies of consumables
• Assist with optimal OT room utilization

Risk and Quality Management

• Report unusual and unsafe practices or events
• Monitor and ensure compliance of infection control practices
• Prescribe and implement fall prevention measures

Job Requirements:

• Min 1 year of relevant experience as a staff nurse in clinical setting
• Minimum Advanced Diploma in Nursing
• Registered with the Singapore Nursing Board
• BCLS & AED Certified
• Mon to Sat, 5.5 Days
• 8.30am to 5.30pm & 8.30am to 1pm

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