Staff Nurse / Senior Staff Nurse (St. Andrew's Nursing Home - Henderson)

Job Summary

To play a central role in providing nursing care to residents in the nursing home.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Comply with approved standards of nursing practices
• Provide nursing services requiring substantial and specialised nursing skills
• Work closely with the resident's doctor and multi-disciplinary team to provide care to the residents updates on changes in the residents condition and needs
• Ensure care delivery and nursing interventions as outlined in the care plan
• Evaluate the resident's response to care interventions and recommends revision of care plans as necessary
• Work with allied health professionals and/or initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures
• Carry out and supervise assessments of all new admissions
• Prepare clinical documentation and ensure all documentations are current
• Prepare and administer medications to residents and comply with safe medication practices
• Supervise staff to ensure safe medication practice
• Responsible for the safe keeping of control drugs
• Participate in training and development of staff
• Work with Supervisor to conduct quality assurance activities to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care
• Deal with emergency that arises and ensure prompt actions to mitigate the situation. Escalate promptly to supervisor, where necessary
  

Job Requirements

• Diploma/Degree in Nursing or its equivalent
• Registered Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certified
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Staff Nurse. Candidates with more than 5 years of relevant experience in nursing home will be offered Senior Staff Nurse
• A team player and able to work with staff of all levels and from different nationalities