Community Nurse, Home Care

NTUC Health Co-operative Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

NTUC Health Co-operative Limited is seeking a Community Nurse to join our Home Care team in Singapore. You will provide high-quality geriatric nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation, educating families and coordinating with the health care team to meet clients’ needs.

You must be a Registered Nurse with the Singapore Nursing Board, hold a degree or diploma in nursing (advanced/ specialist qualification preferred) and have about 3 years’ relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board.
• Degree or Diploma in Nursing; advanced qualification preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of geriatric/nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Educate family members; coordinate with health care team; ensure policy compliance.
• Administer nursing care including medication administration and wound dressing; CPR/first aid as needed.
• Oversee nursing staff and contribute to continuous service quality improvements.

Skills

Care management

Assessment

Documentation

Medication administration

Wound care

CPR/AED

Education

Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Advanced / Specialist Diploma in Geriatric / Community Nursing

Job description

Community Nurse, Home Care

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About Us

NTUC Health Co-operative Limited (NTUC Health) is an NTUC enterprise that provides a comprehensive and integrated suite of quality and accessible health and eldercare services to meet the growing needs of families and their dependents. Building on close to three decades of experience and expertise, NTUC Health is among the largest providers of active ageing, senior day care, nursing home, and home personal care services in Singapore. We also serve vulnerable seniors in selected areas in Singapore through Community Case Management Services (CCMS), CREST mental health support, and a sheltered senior group home. In addition, we run a family medicine clinic.

Our purpose is to achieve 'health for life'; enabling healthy and fulfilling years by being a trusted partner of seniors and their families in our community.

For more information, please visit ntuchealth.sg or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Services: Senior Day Care | Home Care | Nursing Home | Active Ageing and Senior Fitness | Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy | Family Medicine

Community Support: CCMS (Community Case Management Services) | CREST (Community Resource, Engagement and Support Team) | Henderson Home

Job Description

You will be responsible to provide a high standard of care through care management, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care to meet the needs of the clients, including educating family members.

You will provide cost-effective care in accordance with the established policies and procedures, standards of nursing care, and practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)

• Complies with approved standards of nursing practices
• Responsible for assessing the needs and delivery of quality geriatric / dementia nursing care to clients
• Perform pre-assessment of new clients referred by AIC
• Ensure the clients' enrolment is comply with the Company's SOP
• Administer the documentation to be submitted to relevant government body
• Assess and coordinate with health care team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate client's conditions
• Monitor, assess and review clients' progression and implement care plan
• Provide health promotion, counselling to clients and families
• Consult and coordinate with health care team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate client's conditions
• Perform nursing care such as medication administration and wound dressing and other technical skills as required
• Oversee and manage the performances of the nursing team / care staff to ensure desired level of work competency
• Coordinating, implementing and monitoring clinical and service quality performance indicators for continuous improvement plan
• Perform CPR, AED and first aid to clients and plays an active role in emergency situations
• Assist and support delivery of health promotion activities in the Centre

Secondary Responsibilities and duties (20%)

• Participates in clinical service projects
• Participates in infection control campaign activities
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by Senior Nurse Manager
• Participates in training and development of care staff

Additional Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate accountability for one's development and status as a professional Registered Nurse
• Other duties as assigned by the SNM / Center In Charge

Job Description (Continued)

Qualification

• Registered Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board
• Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Advanced / Specialist Diploma in Geriatric / Community Nursing an added advantage
• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience is preferred

Other Information

Additional, Advantageous Skills

• Abilities and Attributes; Strong sense of integrity
• Pleasant and cheerful disposition with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work independently and with a team

*There are multiple locations for this position.