Nursing Aide, Residential Care

NTUC Health Co-operative Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

NTUC Health Co-operative Limited in Singapore seeks a Nursing Aide to assist residents with daily living, under nurse supervision, following established protocols.

Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, assisting with meals, mobility, and basic care plans for residents with dementia or health needs in a residential care setting.

Qualifications

• GCE N Levels certificate or completion of healthcare-related training.
• WSQ Higher Certificate or Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care) or ATC Healthcare programme.
• Foreign-trained candidates: nursing degree and valid practising license in home country.

Responsibilities

• Attend to residents' activities of daily living under supervision.
• Perform basic physiological monitoring (vital signs, SpO2, pain assessments).
• Assist with health assessments, admissions, transfers and discharge procedures.

Skills

Passion in community services

Service oriented

Education

GCE N Levels

WSQ Healthcare Training / ATC Healthcare

ITE Healthcare Programme

Job description

Nursing Aide, Residential Care

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 visitntuchealth.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

As a Nursing Aide, you will be responsible for attending to the residents' needs in their activities of daily living and perform basic resident care procedures under the direction of trained nurses according to established protocols and standards.

You will need to:

• Perform basic physiological monitoring for stable residents, including vital signs, oxygen saturation (SpO?), and pain assessments
• Assist with resident health assessments and re-assessments, including admission, transfer, discharge procedures, bladder scans, and neurological checks
• Prepare nutritional supplements and administer oral and nasogastric tube feeding for the residents
• Serve pre-packed medications to residents
• Assist in oxygen therapy and with oral suctioning for stable residents
• Implement and evaluate care plans, including planning and conducting activities for residents with dementia and/or mental health conditions
• Assist residents with activities of daily living to ensure safety and comfort, such as pressure injury prevention, mobility using assistive devices, and elimination needs including stoma and urinary catheter care
• Maintain skin integrity and carry out simple wound dressing procedures
• Conduct and report blood glucose monitoring and point-of-care testing results to designated nurse (RN)
• Ensure a safe and hygienic environment for both residents and staff, including adherence to infection prevention and control protocols
• Support nurses in medical emergencies or crisis situations

Qualification

You should:

• Have passion in community services
• Be service-oriented

Locally Trained Candidates

• Have a GCE N Levels certificate or completion of training in one of the following:
  • WSQ Higher Certificate or Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care)
  • Institute of Technical Education (ITE)–approved Training Centre (ATC) Healthcare (Home Care) programme

Foreign-Trained Candidates

• Hold a nursing degree from your home country; and
• Possesses a valid practising license in your home country