Job Description & Requirements
- Complies with approved standards of nursing practices.
- Provides nursing services requiring substantial and specialised nursing skills.
- Works closely with patient’s doctor and multidisciplinary team to provide care to the patients.
- Updates on changes in patient’s conditions and needs.
- Ensures care delivery and nursing interventions as outlined in the care plan.
- Evaluates the patient’s response to care interventions and recommends revision of care plan as necessary.
- Works with Allied Health professionals and/or initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Carries out and supervise assessments of new admissions.
- Prepares and administers medications to residents and comply with safe medication practices.
- Responsible for safe keeping of control drugs.
- Participates in training and development of care staff.
- Manages any emergency that arises and ensure prompt actions to mitigate the situation and escalate promptly to supervisor, where necessary.
- Works with staff to maintain a safe and clean environment in the nursing home.
- Participates in quality assurance activities to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care.
- Participates in quality audits that are planned and conducted periodically.
- Contributes to the evaluation of staff performance appraisal with Nurse Manager.
- Deputizes the Nursing Manager in his/her absence.
- Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by Nursing Manager, Senior Nurse Manager, and Head (Nursing).
