Staff Nurse, TSSU

Job Description:

• Demonstrate effective communication and promote interpersonal skills with all levels of staff & external customers
• Provide feedback on instruments and sets utilization.
• Support team effort and be receptive to feedback.
• Demonstrate good service behaviours in accordance to the Centre’s standards
• Responsible for the safe operation of all work processes.
• Competent in instrumentation decontamination including sorting, manual and mechanical cleaning methods.
• Assemble and packs instrumentation according to specifications and accurate documentation of assembled sets.
• Demonstrate knowledge in operating and maintaining various kinds of processing equipment according to established procedures.
• Verify all sterilization processes by monitoring sterilizers mechanically, biologically and chemically.
• Ensure all documentation are accurately entered.
• Correct labelling and despatching of specimen to the appropriate laboratory
• Load, unload and inspect sterilised items from steam steriliser and hot air oven before proper storage.
• Adhere to principles of sterility of all sterilized instruments before, during and after distribution.
• Ensure availability of instrumentation and supplies when requested by O.R. staff.
• Replace damaged or lost instrument as required.
• Inform maintenance personnel to rectify any malfunction equipment.
• Deputize nurse manager/nurse clinician in her absence

Infection Control

• Practice standard precaution and hand hygiene consistently.
• Wear proper PPE when performing all functions of decontamination.
• Ensure proper waste disposal in accordance to established guidelines.

Risk Management

• Demonstrate action taken in identifying common causes of hazards, assessing risk and reporting incident.
• Ensure all staff are aware of safety plans and expectation.
• Attend annual fire safety training / drill exercise

Housekeeping

• Maintains the cleanliness of equipment, sterilizers, trolleys and work surfaces.
• Keep workplace safe and clean.

Quality Management

• Collaborates with health care team to sustain improvement initiatives.
• Comply with approved guidelines and safe practices according to qualities priorities.
• Participate in Quality Improvement projects to enhance sterilization processes and delivery of services.
• Incorporate KAIZEN into work practice and processes

Financial/Resource Management

• Participate in inventory of equipment, instruments and furniture.
• Exercise economy and care in the use of equipment, instruments and supplies.
• Assist with effective control of resources by notifying supervisor if additional stock is required.

Learning & Growth

• Provide orientation, training of new staff and conducts competency assessments when needed.
• Serves as a buddy providing supportive information and guidance to newly recruited staff.
• Attends continuing education/in-service on a regular basis.
• Participates in quality improvement activities, self-development and personal growth programme

Others

• Inform supervisor of any problems or incidents encountered.
• Participate in department & organization activities.
• Take on other responsibilities as assigned

Job Requirements:

• Recognized General Nursing qualification or Diploma in Nursing with 1-2 years’ relevant experience preferred.
• Advance Diploma in Peri-operative Nursing
• Valid SNB License and BCLS Certification