Enrolled Nurse

Green Avenue Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Avenue Pte. Ltd. is seeking an Enrolled Nurse to provide daily clinical care and ward oversight in a nursing home environment. The role includes supervising Nursing Aides, assisting Staff Nurses, attending to residents’ needs, and performing nursing treatments under supervision.

The position also covers administrative duties such as maintaining charts, updating daily reports, and participating in meetings and training to stay current with best practices in elder care.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with all levels.

Responsibilities

• Conducts daily rounds and checks on residents’ condition.
• Supervises tidying/cleaning of wards and supports duties of Staff Nurses.
• Assists Nursing staff and healthcare workers in duties.
• Supervises Nursing Aides and ENs in their duties and guides new staff.
• Attends to residents’ call bells and ensures comfort, hygiene and safety.
• Performs nursing treatments under supervision, reports abnormalities.
• Accompanies residents on outings and handles emergencies.
• Attends training and clinical staff meetings to stay updated.
• Assists doctor, physiotherapist, dietician, pharmacist as needed.
• Maintains nursing charts, stock, and cleanliness of medication trolleys.

Skills

Communication

Education

Diploma or Degree in Nursing

ITE Certificate (Local Nurses)

Job description

Job Description

A) Clinical (80%)

• - Conducts daily rounds and checks on residents’ condition regularly.
• - Supervises and helps in the general tidying/cleaning up of the wards and other assigned areas.
• - Assists the Staff Nurses in carrying out their duties.
• - Supervises the Nursing Aides and Healthcare Assistants in the performance of their duties.-)
• - Supervises juniors and assists in the bathing and feeding of residents.
• - Attend to residents’ call bells and needs promptly.
• - Ensures that the residents are kept comfortable, dry and clean at all times.
• - Performs all nursing treatment including: e.g. complex dressings, and the administration of medications under the supervision of a staff nurse.
• - Reports any abnormalities detected about the residents, equipment and premises, to the staff nurse-in-charge.
• - Accompany residents for 2-monthly outings.
• - Provides general supervision of residents and to handle emergencies.
• - Attends monthly In-house training programmes, so as to update and upgrade own knowledge and skills.
• - Attends monthly clinical staff meetings, so as to be updated on the latest happenings in the
• Nursing Home/
• - Assists the doctor, Physiotherapist, Dietician and Pharmacist, as and whenever necessary.
• - Performs any other duties as assigned by his/her Supervisor.

B) Administration (20%)

• - Attends monthly Clinical Staff meetings and takes minutes of meetings whenever assigned.
• - Attending Quality Assurance Committee meetings takes minutes of meetings whenever assigned.
• - Updates/documents Resident’s daily charts/reports.
• - Does assignments for ward staff daily.
• - Checks Housekeeping e.g. torn linen for mending, faulty equipment for repairs, etc.
• - Overall supervision of tidiness of residents’ case notes.
• - Checks and updates all nursing charts e.g. temp chart, bowel chart.
• - Checks and orders weekly stock e.g. dressing items, stationery, and sundry items.
• - Assists Staff Nurse in ensuring cleanliness of medication trolleys and cupboards.
• - Checks ward apparatus is functioning e.g. oxygen concentrator, suction machine, nebulizer and
• emergency equipment.
• - Mentors new NAs and newly promoted ENs as assigned by the Nurse Manager/Director of Nursing.

Qualifications/Experience

• State Enrolled Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification License.
• Diploma or Degree in Nursing (for Foreign Nurses) or ITE Certificate (for Local Nurses)
• Some experience in a nursing home in a similar position.
• Ability to communicate with all levels.