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.
RESPONSIBILITIES
This is a new role which encompasses nursing and therapy support duties for Care Associates, training will be provided.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Support senior for basic activities of daily living (BADL), including assistance with personal hygiene seniors mobility and transfers, toileting, diaper changing and showering
- Monitor health status and vital signs of seniors
- Curate and facillitate programmes catered to seniors (e.g. activities could include baking, art and craft, exercise and cognitively stimulating games), including seniors with dementia and mental health issues
- Supervise and and assist elderly when practicing exercises and functional activities
- Carry out duties / procedures as assigned by nurses
- Perform general housekeeping to maintain cleanliness
- Perform Nasogastric (NGT) tube feeding for seniors
- Administer subcutaneous insulin injections
- Perform Basic Wound care (Stage 1)
- Serve pre-packed medication, assist with eye-drops and apply prescribed topical medication as instructed by nursing staff
- Assist in mobility assessments
- Other duties as assigned
Working hours:
Monday - Friday (2 shifts)
- AM - 7.30am to 4.30pm
- PM - 12.30pm to 9.30pm
- Certificate/ training in Healthcare preferred
- Relevant working experience, preferably in social service sector or healthcare industry an advantage
- Able to work well in a team environment, caring and have a passion to serve the elderly
- Computer literate and proficient in MS Office
- Proactive
- Good team player who is caring and with a passion to serve seniors
