- Recovery Staff Nurse
- Salary: $2500 - $5000 + OT
- Location: Orchard
- Working days: 5.5 days, shift work
- Mon - Fri (7-4pm, 9-6pm & 10-7pm),
- Alternate Saturday (8:30am-1pm)
*staggered hours 8 hours depending on the roster plan
Interested applicants can also send your resume to WA: +65 8827 8712 (Ms Lynne) and allow our Consultant to match you with our Clients. No Charges will be incurred by Candidates for any service rendered.
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Duties of a Recovery Nurse
Recovery nurses provide critical care to patients before and after surgery. Recovery nurses treat a wide range of patients. They clean wounds, administer medication and monitor the progress of the patients' conditions
Before Surgery
- Work with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and surgical nurses to prepare patients for surgery.
- To record vital signs, instruct patients on the details of the procedures and administer intravenous therapy and medication.
- Help doctors transfer patients to the operating room, and may be asked to clean wounds, sterilize equipment and make sure patients' rooms are ready for their arrival.
- To communicate with loved ones and inform them of patients' conditions.
After Surgery
After surgery, recovery nurses are patients' primary care givers.
- Monitor their vital signs, clean bandages and comfort patients when they wake up from anesthesia.
- Administer tests, analyze lab results and report back to surgeons and doctors.
- Track the progress of patients' conditions, and ensure patients receive adequate rest, food, fluids and nutrients.
- Teach patients how to clean their bandages, take medication and care for themselves after they leave the hospital
