Senior Staff Nurse
SeniorPrincipal
- Dispense medication in accordance with 5 medication rights and the doctor’s prescription. Advise on side effects, dosing intervals and contraindication when needed. Perform stock check and all other dispensary related duties as necessary.
- Perform vaccination and injection.
- Manage and ensure healthy stock level for clinical consumables.
- Gather and document essential biodata (such as visual acuity for near and distant vision, colour vision, weight, height, and BMI). Conduct finger prick blood tests and urine tests, including interpreting and recording the results of the urine tests.
- Assist the doctor on duty in carrying out any treatment or clinical procedures.
- Ensure that resuscitation trolley and accessories are fully equipped, and all accessories are in optimal working order, paying special attention to expiry date and condition of all items.
- Perform wound dressing and removal of stitches.
- Perform phlebotomy when needed. Understand the indication and importance of the various laboratory investigations. Ensure proper patient’s identification and patient’s compliance with test requirement.
- Responsible for the administrative duties related to phlebotomy including labelling of samples and follow up.
- Collect and analyse data pertaining to client care, provide necessary counselling as and when needed.
- Trained in BCLS and/or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) and know how to use a manual resuscitator.
- Manage clients during medical emergency situations (include next of kin).
- Perform Diabetic Foot Screening (DFS) and Diabetic Retinal Photography (DPR).
- Adhere to organisation’s infection control protocols.
- Perform any other tasks as assigned by nurse-in-charge.