Community / Home Care Nurse

PeopleSolve; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

PeopleSolve is recruiting experienced nurses for home-based community care in Singapore. You will assess patients, monitor conditions, and provide comprehensive nursing interventions in patients' homes.

Key duties include wound and surgical care, OPAT, palliative care, paediatric nursing, phlebotomy and in-home procedures like catheter, stoma, NG tube and PICC line management. You will educate patients and caregivers on treatment plans and ongoing care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with SNB registration and Practising Certificate.
• Clinical experience in community/home care or hospital settings.
• Competent in OPAT, wound and surgical care, palliative and paediatric nursing, phlebotomy, catheter care, stoma care, NG tube management and PICC line care.

Responsibilities

• Provide home-based nursing care and clinical support in the community.
• Conduct nursing assessments and monitor patients' conditions.
• Perform wound and surgical care, including post-operative care.
• Provide palliative and end-of-life nursing care where required.
• Provide OPAT and related nursing care.
• Provide paediatric nursing care for home-based patients.
• Perform phlebotomy and other in-home nursing procedures.
• Perform and manage procedures including: urinary catheterisation, stoma care, NG tube management, PICC line care.
• Educate patients and caregivers on medication, treatment plans, procedures and ongoing care needs.

Skills

Home care

Wound care

Palliative care

Phlebotomy

Catheter care

Stoma care

NG tube care

PICC line care

Patient education

Independent work

Job description

About the Role

• Provide home-based nursing care and clinical support to patients in the community.
• Conduct nursing assessments, monitor patients' conditions and provide appropriate nursing interventions.
• Perform and manage wound and surgical care, including post-operative care.
• Provide palliative and end-of-life nursing care where required.
• Provide OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy) and related nursing care.
• Provide paediatric nursing care for patients requiring home-based support.
• Perform phlebotomy and other nursing procedures in patients' homes.
• Perform and manage procedures including: Urinary catheterisation and catheter care, stoma care and stoma bag changes, NG tube insertion and management, PICC line care and management, etc.
• Educate patients and caregivers on medication, treatment plans, procedures and ongoing care needs.

What We Are Looking For

• Registered Nurse with a valid Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) registration and Practising Certificate.
• Relevant clinical experience in community nursing, home care, hospital or other relevant healthcare settings.
• Demonstrated competency and practical experience in: OPAT, wound and surgical care, palliative care, paediatric nursing, phlebotomy, catheter care, stoma care, NG tube management, and PICC line care and management.
• Strong experience in workplace injury management, health surveillance and employee health programmes.
• Valid BCLS, CPR and AED certification.
• Good clinical judgement and able to work independently.

Working Hours

• 2 shifts: 7am to 4pm, 1pm to 10pm
• Monday to Sunday, including Public Holidays
• Minimum 4 days per week commitment

Working Location

• Singapore

Who We Are

PeopleSolve is an international search firm recruiting experienced and qualified nurses and healthcare professionals from around the world. Our program is specifically designed to help Singapore & internationally educated nurses and healthcare professionals succeed permanently in our strategic partners healthcare organizations in Singapore and beyond.

Since our beginning in 2021, we have helped 6,000 + nurses and healthcare professionals, both full time and part time, to secure placements in key healthcare locations including hospitals, clinics, community care centers, testing and vaccination centers. At PeopleSolve, we specialize in recruitment and outsourcing solutions for the healthcare industry.

Jean Lim

Reg No: R24124447

PeopleSolve Pte Ltd

EA Licence No: 21C0695