SENIOR SPECIALIST NURSE, ENDOSCOPY (DAYCARE WARD)

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.

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 

• 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. 

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

• Collaborate with the Unit Manager in ensuring the smooth operation of the endoscopy room daily. 

• Provide the endoscopy room for use by ensuring damp dusting is completed, oxygen supply is verified, and equipment and disposable items, trolleys, and standby items are prepared. 

• Collaborate with ward staff to ensure patients arrive at the endoscopy room on time, to optimize the utilization of the endoscopy. 

• Receiving patients and adherence to patient safety goals involves accurately identifying patients, preparing them for procedures, checking patients with staff, and noting abnormalities.

• Accompany patients into the endoscopy rooms safely, collaborate with the doctor during the procedure, and record all cases in the Endoscopy Record Book. 

• Oversee and document vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse, and respiration during the procedure and at the recovery area. 

• Monitor patient safety during positioning by protecting their limbs, skin, eyes, airway, cannula, and catheter; share vital information with the recovery unit; and maintain a clean and organized environment for subsequent sessions.
• Execute post-procedure instructions, inform ward staff about patient discharge readiness for them to fetch, and communicate relevant information to registered nurses.
• Check and label specimens properly after each case, confirming with the doctor, if necessary, before sending them to the laboratory or pathology services.
• 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.
• Assess 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. 

Education:

• 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 are required.

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

• Caring, honest, and responsible workers and team player 

• Microsoft Office literacy