Responsibilities
Pre-operative Issues
- Monitor closely pre-operative patients seen in the wards and clinics on the outcomes of decisions for surgery.
- Equip patients and their families with all the information they need regarding patient’s diagnosis, need for intervention and possible outcomes as guided by the clinicians.
- Assist in the education of:
- Pre-operative investigations
- ICU orientation
- Medications
- Financial counselling and admission procedures
- Ensure all appropriate investigations ordered are carried out before any surgical intervention.
- Facilitate smooth workflow between cardiac clinic, cardiac lab, OT, CTICU, ward and other hospitals.
- Ensure all patients scheduled for surgery are booked into Optimized Operating Theatre Scheduling (OOTS).
- As a patient and family liaison, be contactable during office hours.
Post-operative Issues
- Inform and update patients’ families on patients’ progress and be a liaison between primary care team and patients’ progress.
- Assist nursing staff and related allied health professionals in educating and facilitating the clinicians care plan.
- Ensure that follow up appointments and post[1]discharge medical instructions are well informed to patient and patients’ families.
- Ensure that all patients who are fit to join the Cardiac Rehab program (CRP) has a CRP appointment.
- As a patient and family liaison, be contactable during office hours.
Secondary Responsibilities and Duties
- Assist in developing educational materials that will benefit to the public, primary care givers and patients.
- Assist in administrative and research activities of Adult Cardiac Surgeons.
- Provide information on emergency resuscitation procedures to all caregivers if the job holder is qualified or provide alternative resources for such procedures.
- Assume any additional responsibilities assigned by Clinical Director and Head of Department of Dept of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery.
Requirements
- Any science related Degree.
Interested candidate, kindly send a copy of your resume to: [email protected]
OH LI XUAN BRINA [R24120322]
Email Address: [email protected]
Recruit Express Pte Ltd
EA Licence No: 99C4599
