Nursing Aide - Singapore - Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore

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The Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) has been caring for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PWIDs) and their families since 1962.


Grounded in the belief that all PWIDs have innate abilities and talents, MINDS is committed to empowering them and enhancing their quality of life, while advocating for greater inclusivity for PWIDs as a nation.

MINDS is today one of the largest charities in Singapore employing more than 850 staff.

With the key focus to expand community-based services, improving the employability of PWIDS, strengthening education, and engendering inclusive community living, MINDS offers a holistic range of services and programmes across the PWIDs' lifespan.


DESIGNATION :
Nursing Aide


RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide client care

  • Provide personal care assistance to residents in their daily living such as toileting, bathing, dressing and grooming and ensure the residents good personal hygiene at all times
  • Provide supervise or assistance to residents during meal times
  • Perform daily activities residents management according to care plans (ICP)
  • Prepare residents for their various activities, meal times and bed times
  • Assist in giving regular medication and when necessary, other medication under Staff Nurse's supervision with proper recording
  • Ensure the proper records of residents as instructed. (e.g. behaviour records, daily logs, home leave records, etc)
  • Ensure that residents diet restrictions are adhered to
  • Monitor and record bowel movement, menstruation, blood pressure, weight and height of residents on a regular interval
  • Conduct body checks on residents on a daily basis
  • Support the intervention during medical emergency of residents
  • Maintain uptodate documentation of clients' conditions and care treatments
  • Provide inputs during case review and liaise with healthcare professionals for the development and review of care plans
  • Verify accuracy of documentation of client's condition, progress and care treatments
  • Review inventory for replenishing in medical supply

Maintain order, safety and cleanliness of the care environment

  • Ensure client behaviours are in compliance to house rules
  • Respond to unusual or challenging behaviours of clients
  • Recommend measures to mitigate risk to clients
  • Support the intervention implementation for managing the challenging behaviours
  • Perform housekeeping duties
  • Ensure equipment is maintained in a clean and working condition

Manage care operations

  • Perform daily handover to staff during changes in shifts
  • Provide input to operations review meetings

Perform stakeholder engagement

  • Assist in liaising with other professionals, volunteer Doctor, hospital and stakeholders involved in the case to facilitate provision of care services for clients

QUALIFICATIONS

  • SQ Higher Certificate in Healthcare (Nursing Care)
  • ITE Skills Certificate in Healthcare (Home Care) Programme
  • Preferably 1year relevant working experience


  • Computer literacy skills

  • MS Word and PowerPoint
  • Experience working with persons with autism, intellectual and/or developmental disabilities is preferred
  • Able to commit 3 working shifts / 5 days work week

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