Nursing Aide - Singapore - NTUC Health

NTUC Health

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION

NTUC Health Co-operative Limited (NTUC Health) is an NTUC social enterprise that provides a comprehensive and integrated suite of quality and affordable health and eldercare services to meet the growing needs of families and their dependents. Building on more than four decades of experience and expertise, NTUC Health is among the largest senior day care, nursing home and home personal care providers in Singapore. It also offers other services for seniors such as an active ageing hub, senior activity centres, community support for vulnerable seniors, and a sheltered / senior group home. In addition, it runs a chain of dental clinics, and a family medicine clinic

DESIGNATION :
Nursing Aide (ICS)

RESPONSIBILITIES
NTUC Health is one of Singapore's largest community health and eldercare providers.

With a fast-growing presence, the organisation is recruiting passionate individuals who wish to serve the interest of a senior person.

The Nursing Aide is responsible for attending to clients' needs in their activities of daily living and performing basic care procedures according to established policies, procedures and guidelines.

The incumbent attends relevant nursing support care training to ensure that her/his knowledge and skills remain up-to-date to provide clients with quality client care.

1) Client Care

Attend to client's needs in their activities of daily living (ADLs) including bathing, dressing, toileting, and grooming
Assist clients with mobility, positioning, and transferring from beds or chairs
Ensure client comfort and safety by regularly lifting and repositioning bedbound clients every two hours and conducting elimination rounds for nonambulant clients
Assist clients with a range of motion exercises and perform recreational and mentally stimulating activities
Monitoring and recording vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation and pain and reporting any abnormalities during services
Additional duties include accompanying clients for medical appointments, performing simple wound dressing and bandaging for dry wounds, feeling and assisting with oral and/or nasogastric tube feeding, provide assistance with medications and medication reminders if necessary
Provide immediate care to the client during a medical emergency or crisis under the direction of a Registered Nurse
Perform any simple nursing interventions or other higher care tasks as assigned by Assistant Nurse Manager

2) Documentation

Maintain accurate and complete client records and details of service rendered in the system
Ensure timely documentation after each home visit

3) Safety & Infection Control

Follow safety protocols and infection control measures to ensure the wellbeing of the clients such as exercising infection control precautions and hand hygiene to prevent the spread of infections

4) Client & Caregiver Education

Provide basic education to clients and families such as infection control practices and demonstrating proper techniques for ADLs
Work closely with the care team and families to fulfill client care needs

5) Light Housekeeping

Maintain a clean and comfortable environment for the clients by performing light housekeeping tasks including but not limited to general cleaning, laundry, and dishwashing after meal preparation
Create a clean and safe environment for the clients in their homes by identifying and rectifying safety hazards for fall prevention

QUALIFICATIONS

1) Locally Trained:

GCE N Levels or attained training in either of the following courses:

WSQ Higher Certificate /Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care)
Institute of Technical Education (ITE) Approved Training Centre (ATC) Healthcare (Home Care) programme
Minimum 23 years of relevant work experience in healthcare/clinical setting

2) Foreign Trained: