Nurse Aide

GREEN AVENUE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Singapore is seeking a dedicated Nursing Staff to attend to residents' needs, perform essential nursing duties, and supervise healthcare assistants. The ideal candidate will possess a Diploma or Degree in Nursing and a Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification. Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, assisting in daily living activities, and participating in training programs. This position is crucial in ensuring exceptional care within a nursing home environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a nursing home in a similar position.
• Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support essential.
• Effective communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Attend to residents' needs and check their condition regularly.
• Perform basic nursing duties like wound dressing and blood glucose monitoring.
• Assist staff nurse with documentation of residents’ vital signs.
• Supervise health care assistants and assist in daily living activities.
• Attend training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.

Skills

Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification License

Ability to communicate at all levels

Education

Diploma or Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description

- Attends to residents’ needs

- Makes rounds to check residents’ condition regularly.

Performed basic nursing duties such as:

• nasogastric feeding

• bathing and toileting

• wound dressing

• blood glucose monitoring

vital signs, such as:

• temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate, pain score and oxygen saturation.

- Reports above to staff nurse accordingly.

- Assists staff nurse writing resident’s reports and documentation of resident’s vital signs and other charts.

- Supervises health care assistants.

- Makes and tidies beds with health care assistants.

- Assist residents in their activities of daily living (ADL), e.g. bathing, oral hygiene, dressing up, grooming.

- 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 staff nurse to prepare Residents’ reports for Multidisciplinary Rounds presentation every 6 monthly.

- Mentors newly employed NAs for 3 months, as and whenever assigned by the Nurse Manager and/or Director of Nursing.

Qualifications/Experience

1) Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification License.

2) Diploma or Degree in Nursing (for Foreign Nurses)

3) Some experience in a nursing home in a similar position.

4) Ability to communicate at all levels.