Senior / Staff Nurse (Home Care) [Urgent]
Full-time
Senior Executive
3 months ago
Responsibilities:
Ensure the nursing care services rendered are safe, competent and individualised.
Uphold nursing standards in documentati..
Responsibilities:
- 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 patient’s 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 patient’s 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 patient’s 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 of AH.
- 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.
Working knowledge in IT and systems.
Preferred Discipline (if possible): Candidate must have the related discipline (Oncology / Palliative Care / Gerontology / Geriatrics) and preferably have an advanced diploma in the above discipline. Alternatively, candidates who have extensive experience in bedside nursing care will be considered.
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