Key responsibilities include monitoring patient conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, escalating care when needed, and ensuring safe medication administration following all regulatory and SEHA guidelines. The role requires active participation in discharge planning, referrals, patient advocacy, and the promotion of service excellence in a multicultural healthcare environment.

The Staff Nurse is accountable for practicing within their scope of competence, complying with health and safety regulations, and reporting medication errors or adverse events as per policy. The nurse is also expected to respond to emergencies, contribute to organizational development initiatives, and uphold SEHA’s core values and guiding principles.

Responsibilities

Provide specialized care for adult patients undergoing elective and emergency surgeries, including post-operative management and complex interventions such as EVD, lumbar drains, traction devices, ICDs, and tracheostomies.

Provide comprehensive pre- and post-operative care for adult patients undergoing elective and emergency surgeries across multiple specialties, including OB/Gynaecology, Breast, ENT, Orthopaedic, Neuro, Maxillofacial, Dental, and General Surgery.

Provide advanced pain management, including PCA and epidural infusions, to ensure safe recovery and optimal patient outcomes.

Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care in accordance with the organization’s policy and procedures and the unit scope of service.

Demonstrates knowledge in and compliance with the completion of documentation in an appropriate timeframe according to Healthcare Facility (HCF) policies and guidelines

Demonstrates ability to navigate Malaffi accurately and efficiently.

Uses the individualized, integrated plan of care to guide and prioritize care throughout the episode incorporating discharge planning and setting measurable goals daily which are transparent to the patient.

Assumes accountability and responsibility for own practice and does not carry out tasks beyond level of competence.

Utilizes evidence-based practice in the provision of care

Identifies significant changes in patient condition, initiates appropriate action and reports to immediate supervisor or physician as appropriate. Utilizes early warning scoring tools where appropriate to identify deterioration in a timely fashion and escalates care appropriately as per SEHA policy.

Demonstrates knowledge in the assessment and reassessment of pain and complies with HCF policies, guidelines and documentation in the treatments and escalation of pain management.

Prioritizes patient care based on ongoing assessment of patient needs

Participates in the referral process and utilizes available resources for the provision of comprehensive care to patients and families

Demonstrates service excellence and acts as a patient advocate to support the patient’s rights and dignity at all times.

Facilitates a climate of mutual understanding, and appreciation of cross-cultural differences inherent in a multicultural society.

Demonstrates knowledge and compliance with the seven rights of medication administration, high risk medication and narcotics policy and the medication reconciliation process.

Is accountable and responsible to practice within the Ministry of Health and HA-AD Narcotic Policies and Procedures.

Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with the reporting of medication errors including near misses or adverse drug reactions on Patient Safety Net.

Responds to all levels of emergencies according to the organization’s policies and procedures.

The staff nurse will also be expected to contribute to the wider corporate and organizational development needs as appropriate within scope of practice.

The staff nurse will be expected to ensure compliance with the requirement of the Health and Safety regulations of the hospital.

This job description is not definitive and following periodic review may be subject to change

Adheres to the guiding principles and values inherent in SEHA

Qualifications

Bachelor Degree in Nursing; or

Associate degree in Nursing from Canada or USA with minimum two (2) years course duration and Successful completion of the National exam: ✓ USA: NCLEX - RN ✓ Canada: Licensing Exam

DOH License or Eligibility

Minimum two (2) years clinical experience post qualification in Surgical unit