Lead Nurse - Singapore - Yong-en Care Centre

Description

We are seeking suitable candidates with the heart and the resilience to serve in the home health services team.

Job Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate home health services for clients
• Develop and implement patient-centred care plan to home care clients
• Perform evidence-based nursing interventions according to client's care plan such as monitoring of vitals, medication management, wound care management, handle feeding tube, urinary catheter and other procedures
• Perform basic health screening of client and make referrals as necessary
• Monitor for early signs and/or deterioration of client's conditions with appropriate physiological assessments and observations
• Practise safety and infection control precautionary measures
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation of clients' progress and collation of data
• Coordinate with other care disciplines for care integration and transition
• Engage clients and caregivers in education and management of health conditions
• Participate in medical emergencies or crisis situations as appropriate
• Manage and monitor medical supplies, equipment and consumables inventory
• Liaise with Community Relations department in management of volunteers, facilitation and coordination of CIP from schools / corporate groups, development and maintenance of corporate partnerships
• Prepare monthly data report
• Any other relevant/appropriate duties as assigned

Job Requirement

• Registered Nurse with a Diploma/ Degree in Nursing with minimum 3 years of relevant nursing experience. Those with more experience will be considered for the Senior Staff Nurse position with supervisory duties
• Competent to independently provide nursing care according to protocols established
• High integrity, resilient, passionate about nursing and helping others
• Effective communications and interpersonal skills and able to communicate in dialects with non-English/Mandarin speaking clients
• Strong team player, resourceful and systematic
• 5-day work week to be scheduled according to operational needs. Working hours could be either 8.00am-5.00pm/ 8.30am-5.30pm/ 9am-6pm

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.