Job Description

The jobholder is responsible to provide personalized and cost-effective care to the residents in the nursing home in accordance to established policies and procedures, standards of nursing care and practices. He/she deputizes the NM in her absence.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)
- Complies withapproved standards of nursing practices and maintenance of professional standard through continuing education and development.
- Provides nursing services requiring substantial and specialized nursing skills
- Works closely with resident’s doctor and multidisciplinary team to provide care to the residents
- Updates on changes in resident’s conditions and needs.
- Ensures care delivery and nursing interventions as outlined in the care plan.
- Evaluates the resident’s response to care interventions and recommends revision of care plan as necessary.
- Works with Allied Health professionals and/ or initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Carries out and supervise assessments of new admissions.
- Prepares and administers medications to residents and comply with safe medication administration practices.
- Responsible for safe keeping of control drugs.
- Participates in training and development of care staff including orientation and induction training for new and junior staff.
- Manages any emergency that arises and ensure prompt actions to mitigate the situation and escalate promptly to supervisor, where necessary.
- Works with staff to maintain a safe and clean environment in the nursing home.

Secondary Responsibilities and duties (20%)
- Participates in quality assurance activities to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care.
- Participates in quality audits that are planned and conducted periodically.
- Prepares roster and daily staff assignment for the ward/dept.
- Contributes to the evaluation of staff performance appraisal with Nurse Manager
- Deputizes the NM in his/her absence.
- Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by Nurse Manager, Senior Nurse Manager, and Director of Nursing (DON)

Job Requirements

- Locally Trained Registered Nurse with Advanced Diploma in Nursing/Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Foreign Trained Registered Nurse with Degree or Diploma in Nursing with Board Pass (Professional Regulation Council, PRC)
- Full Registration with Singapore Nursing Board with valid Practicing Certificate
- BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) Certificate
- Able to work rotating shift (5.5 days work week)