Staff Nurse - Choa Chu Kang, Singapore - Methodist Welfare Services

Methodist Welfare Services

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Choa Chu Kang, Singapore

2 weeks ago

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Wei Jie

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Description

Job Function
Healthcare

Reference Number
MWS/45

Advertised
2 hours ago

Experience Required
1 to 3 years

Minimum Qualification
Advanced Diploma

Job description

Job purpose

The jobholder is responsible to provide personalized and costeffective 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.

Duties and responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)

Complies with approved standards of nursing practices
Provides nursing services requiring substantial and specialised 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 practices.
Responsible for safe keeping of control drugs.
Participates in training and development of care 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 Nursing Manager, Senior Nurse Manager, and Director (Nursing)

Job Requirements

Qualifications

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 Praacticing Certificate

Working conditions