Senior Staff Nurse, Home Care (Office Hours)
Full-time
Senior Executive
3 days ago
Healthcare Provider of Palliative Care
Home Care Nursing Roles
Collaborative Working Environment
Reporting to the Nurse Manager / Nurse Clini..
- Healthcare Provider of Palliative Care
- Home Care Nursing Roles
- Collaborative Working Environment
Reporting to the Nurse Manager / Nurse Clinician, you will be responsible for delivering patient-centric and compassionate care according to patients needs and condition.
Responsibilities for Home Care role:
- Ensure the nursing care services rendered are safe, competent and individualised. Uphold nursing standards in documentation, treatment, patient monitoring and infection control.
- Manage complex patient care and demonstrate clinical skills, knowledge and critical thinking in the care delivery to patients.
- Monitor, reassess and evaluate patients condition, implement a plan of care for the patient and support family members to cope with patient advanced disease.
- Coordinate the care of patient through an advising physician, provide direct patient care, evaluate the patients conditions, and serve as the liaison between families and physicians.
- Communicate and build rapport with patients and their families or caregivers. Assess the home needs in terms of training and requisition of equipment and aids to facilitate patients living.
- Allocate equipment as necessary to assure adequacy of resources to meet care requirements.
- Follow up to ensure continuity of patient care and treatment plans.
- Perform nursing care such as medication administration and wound dressing as required.
- Maintain proper documentation of patients condition and accurate collation of data (record of referral/enquiry/attendances).
- Facilitate and participate in Multidisciplinary Team meeting. Cooperate with other teams to provide smooth delivery of patient care and services.
- Keep active measures to ensure the safety of patients.
- Observe organisation and legal requirements regarding storage and control of drugs and medical supplies.
- Maintain a high degree of confidentiality and discretion in matters involving patient care.
- Observe the proper use/care of the equipment and economical use of consumables and supplies.
- Handle public enquiries in an appropriate and professional manner.
- Adhere to established policies and procedures. Enforce compliance with the Singapore Nursing Board's Standards of Practice for Nurses and Midwives, and the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
- Undertake to keep oneself well informed of the updated industry guidelines and develops new skills that are necessary for the role.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping and workplace organisation at all times.
Requirements:
- At least a Diploma in Nursing from the local Polytechnic and registered with Singapore Nursing Board. Post-registration experience in a hospital or hospice setting preferred.
- Min. 6 years of bedside nursing (inpatient) experience is preferred
- Knowledge in IT and systems.
- Passion to serve and provide excellent customer service to various stakeholders.
- Meticulous and accurate.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Willing to contribute as an effective team-player.
- Able to perform under pressure.
Work Scheme: Mon to Fri (must be comfortable to work on weekend/PH if scheduled to be on-call), Duties for On-call will be scheduled every 6-7 weeks.
Working Hour: 8am-5.30pm
Working Location: Island-wide
To apply, please submit your detailed CV with the following details for faster processing:
- Reason for leaving
- Expected salary
- Earliest availability date
You may also visit our careers page at https://www.careers-page/cadmusresources/job/QY43W5Y5 to upload your CV.
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