Community Staff Nurse

TOUCH COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 3,500 - 5,200; Full time

Job summary

TOUCH COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED in Singapore is seeking an experienced nurse to provide home nursing services to clients and support their caregivers, enabling aging in place. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure safe, effective care.

The role involves conducting home visits, implementing nursing plans, educating patients and caregivers, coordinating with hospital-community teams, and contributing to discharge planning and care continuity.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with Singapore license and valid practicing certificate.
• Experience in home nursing or community care is preferred.
• Strong communication and caregiving skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct home visits and develop nursing care plans for clients.
• Perform nursing procedures in home settings with available resources.
• Educate patients and caregivers for better health outcomes.
• Liaise with healthcare partners to coordinate care.
• Provide caregivers training.
• Support discharge planning on admission.
• Participate in case conferences to support clients and caregivers.

Skills

Nursing care

Care planning

Patient education

Care coordination

Education

Registered Nurse with valid practicing certificate

Job description

Job Summary:

Provide home nursing services to clients and support their caregivers. Collaborate with internal and external key stakeholders to facilitate more effective care of clients so as to allow them to age in place of their choice.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conduct home visits for assigned clients to assess and develop nursing intervention and care plan for clients.
• Perform nursing procedures in home environment with resources that are available and implement where necessary with safety.
• Provide patient education for improved health outcome.
• Liaise with internal and external healthcare partners for efficient and effective care plan for common clients.
• Provide caregivers training.
• Carry out care and plan discharge process on admission of clients.
• Participate in case conferences with restructured hospital community teams to facilitate care of client and to support caregivers.

Other Responsibilities:

• Screen home medical and nursing referrals from external agencies.
• Participate in new initiatives / projects as assigned.
• Knowledge sharing on care for common clients with complex medical/ social/ mental issues.
• Complete initial assessment for Home Personal Care (HPC) clients with HPC supervisor.