Assist Nurse Manager in providing support and quality care services to clients. Responsible to supervising care staff to ensure physical well-being and safety of clients, including performing of basic nursing care to residents which includes monitoring vital signs, personal hygiene, toileting, feeding and ambulating.
Job Responsibilities
- Assist in supervision of care staff
- Provide care for clients, attending to medical emergency, medication management and administration etc.
- Ensure compliance to nursing, infection prevention and control, safety requirements and regulations.
- Maintenance of client medical records and medical follow up schedules.
- Provide input to clients’ ICP and ensure ICP is executed
- Conduct relevant training to staff and health education to clients.
- Responsible for the induction of all grades of new nursing and care staff.
- Ensure incident report is put up and submit to Nurse Manager within stipulated timeline.
- Performs ADLs for residents (e.g. personal hygiene, toilet training, feeding, ambulating)
- Escort residents to the hospital or polyclinics to seek medical treatment or for follow-up reviews; reports to doctor on our assessment of the medical condition/behavioral issues of the residents and feedback to Nurse Manager about the doctor’s assessment, prescription and investigation reports
- Taking and reporting of vital signs, weight and conduct monthly monitoring of glucose level
- Collaborate with the therapists in the implementation of the planned therapy to achieve set goals
- Conduct therapeutic and maintenance programme under the guidance of therapists
- Engage with residents
- Observing, documenting & reporting of residents’ condition
Requirements
- Possess a Diploma or Degree in Nursing
- Minimum 5 years of Nursing experience
- Those with community nursing experience in Nursing Home or Day Care Centres will be advantageous
- Strong clinical experience
- Able to work independently and manage a team of HCAs and Nursing Aides
- Able to conduct training to new nursing staff
- Open to working shifts
