Home Care Nurse

RENCI; Singapore; On-site; SGD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

RENCI is recruiting a Diploma-qualified nurse to provide high-quality home health care, ensuring safe care and sound clinical decision making at every visit.

You will assess clients, initiate or review nursing care plans, document accurately, and perform a wide range of procedures in a home setting. Prior community/home care experience is required; palliative or oncology training is a plus, and MS Office proficiency is expected.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Nursing is required.
• At least 2 years of experience in community nursing or home care.
• Palliative care/oncology training/background is advantageous.
• Ability to perform a wide range of complex nursing procedures without immediate on-site supervision.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of safe care and sound clinical decision making.
• Assessing and documenting observations of clients condition at each visit.
• Initiating/ review nursing care plan based on assessment made.
• Maintaining accurate nursing documentation.
• Performing necessary nursing procedures such as wound dressing, urinary catheter insertion, nasogastric tube insertion, medication packing and etc.
• Conducting regular evaluation of care provided for home care services.
• Provide caregiver training and education to client including families on home health care procedures and strategies.
• Reporting of any problem incidents encountered in a client’s condition and/or in handling clients and/or caregiver to Nurse Lead.
• Participate in project work to improve the quality of care and services to patients.
• Identify service gaps in response to clients’ needs and make recommendations to improve service provision of home care.
• Participate in integrated Home Health project to provide palliative care services for home health clients which includes telesupport

Skills

MS Office

Decision-making

Independent working

Empathy

Client care

Education

Diploma in Nursing

Tools

Wound dressing

Catheter insertion

Nasogastric tube insertion

Medication packing

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Delivery of safe care and sound clinical decision making
• Assessing and documenting observations of clients condition at each visit
• Initiating/ reviewing nursing care plan based on assessment made
• Maintaining accurate nursing documentation
• Performing necessary nursing procedures such as wound dressing, urinary catheter insertion, nasogastric tube insertion, medication packing and etc.
• Conducting regular evaluation of care provided for home care services
• Provide caregiver training and education to client including families on home health care procedures and strategies
• Reporting of any problem incidents encountered in a client’s condition and/or in handling clients and/or caregiver to Nurse Lead
• Participate in project work to improve the quality of care and services to patients
• Identify service gaps in response to clients’ needs and make recommendations to improve service provision of home care
• Participate in integrated Home Health project to provide palliative care services for home health clients which includes telesupport

• Diploma in Nursing
• 2 years of experience in community nursing/ home care
• Those with palliative care / oncology training or background will be an added advantage
• Capable of performing a wide range of complex nursing procedures without immediate on-site supervision
• Ability to work independently with strong decision-making skills in a home setting
• A positive, empathetic personality with a genuine passion for client care
• Proficient in MS Office applications