Palliative Homecare Nurse (Locum)

Recruit Express Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd seeks a qualified nurse to assess patients’ needs on admission and throughout homecare, plan and implement care, and monitor progress. You will document care, perform treatments prescribed by physicians, and participate in rounds with physicians and the healthcare team.

The role emphasizes patient safety, compassionate care, and education for patients and families, with collaboration across nursing and allied health staff.

Qualifications

• Min. Diploma / Degree in Nursing
• Min 1 year of palliative / homecare nursing experience

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients’ needs on admission and daily throughout their hospital stay at home
• Plans and implements care according to the assessed need
• Evaluates and monitors patients’ progress according to planned care
• Documents care given and monitors outcomes on the established charts and forms
• Carries out treatments and investigations as prescribed by physicians
• Communicates and discusses patients’ progress and response to treatment with physicians, nursing and allied health colleagues involved in the patient care
• Follows-up to ensure continuity of patient care and treatment plans
• Delivers safe and competent nursing care
• Participates actively in physicians’ rounds
• Prepares and assists physicians with procedures done on patients
• Collaborates and co-operates with physicians and other health-care providers in the smooth delivery of patient care and services
• Demonstrates clinical skills, knowledge and critical thinking in the delivery of patient care
• Displays compassion, a positive and caring attitude towards patients as well as to internal and external clients
• Provides patient/family information and education on disease prevention, health education and rehabilitation techniques
• Demonstrates proper use and care of equipment
• Demonstrates proper and economical usage of consumables and supplies
• Work as a team in delivering care and interacting with healthcare team
• Participates/involves in improving care and processes
• Facilitate transition of care coordination within and between teams
• Maintain a conducive environment for safe patient care and workplace safety
• Use informatics, innovation and technology to manage nursing productivity and resource
• Maintains a clean and safe working environment
• Supervises and guides new/junior staff in their work as well as nursing students on posting
• Assumes the role as Nurse in-charge
• Demonstrates competency in all core competencies and unit specific programs implemented by Nursing Administration

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Documentation

Patient education

Team collaboration

Clinical nursing

Patient safety

Education

Diploma/ Degree in Nursing

Job description

Recruit Express Pte Ltd seeks a qualified nurse to assess patients’ needs on admission and throughout homecare, plan and implement care, and monitor progress. You will document care, perform treatments prescribed by physicians, and participate in rounds with physicians and the healthcare team.

The role emphasizes patient safety, compassionate care, and education for patients and families, with collaboration across nursing and allied health staff.