Registered Nurse (Home Care )

PEOPLE PROFILERS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 26,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

PEOPLE PROFILERS PTE. LTD. seeks a Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality patient care in Toa Payoh, Singapore. You will screen referrals, assess biopsychosocial findings, and implement care plans in collaboration with doctors and the care team.

The role requires a nursing degree and SNB registration, with 5+ years in acute or community settings being preferred. Strong communication and clinical judgement are essential for coordinating comprehensive care.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with SNB registration.
• Strong communication with patients and families.
• Ability to make clinical judgements with limited guidance.
• Excellent telephone etiquette and professional demeanour.
• Experience in acute hospital or community care settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Screen referrals based on patient needs and care goals.
• Analyse biopsychosocial assessment findings to identify complications.
• Implement care plans and carry out interventions based on doctor’s orders.
• Coordinate care with multidisciplinary team for holistic outcomes.
• Perform home visits or telephonic assessments as needed.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation of patient condition.

Skills

Communication skills

Telephone etiquette

Clinical judgement

Education

Degree in Nursing / Advanced Gerontology

Job description

• Screen referral based on patient’s needs, preferences and care goals with consideration of resource availability and efficiency.
• Analyse biopsychosocial assessment findings for patients to identify complications and evaluate follow-up actions.
• Implement care plans and carry out the care interventions based on the assessment findings of the doctor.
• Perform timely and appropriate follow up including updating the service plan for effective scheduling.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team for care integration and transition
• Coordinate care to deliver holistic patient care with all members of the care team
• Handle incoming clinical enquiries via various modes of communication.
• Perform clinical triage for stable patients requesting for adhoc consultation.
• Escalate to Supervisor when it is beyond her capacity to handle
• Assist in managing unexpected and abnormal changes of client’s health and social conditions and collaborate with care team to resolve the issues.
• Escalate to Assistant Nurse Clinician and/or Care team on complex clinical enquires and any problems encountered in patient’s condition and/or in the handling of patients and/or care-givers/family members.
• Build rapport therapeutic relationships and empower the clients, families and/or caregivers for self- management through health promotion, caregivers training and motivational techniques
• Liaise with patients/NOK, pharmacist and physician on prescription-related issues.
• Inform operation team on laboratory orders and any special instruction to facilitate scheduling with outsourced laboratory.
• Ensure that investigation forms are duly signed by doctor.
• Receive critical laboratory result and provide timely communication with the primary doctor.
• Perform read-back of the laboratory results and carry out follow-up action with the patient, if required.
• Document the details of the communication and doctor’s order accurately.
• Performing Home visits or telephonic care assessments when necessary to support holistic patient care e.g. SMF
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation of patients’ condition and care given
• Engage patients, family and caregivers for advance care planning in collaboration with the care teams.
• Advocate for patients, families and caregivers on community needs based on their readiness.
• Perform Swab for patients when activated
• Perform Caregivers training/health promotion programme for clients, families and/or caregivers according to their learning styles and readiness.
• Participate in Inservice Education and peer sharing sessions (Medication, wound rounding).

Job Requirements

• Registered Nurse with the Singapore Nursing Board.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in acute hospital setting and/or community hospital/ care setting.
• Degree in Nursing and/or Advanced Gerontology or other specialty preferred; experience in Home Nursing (preferred).
• Possess good communication skills to establish therapeutic relationship that fosters optimal quality patient care.
• Has good telephone etiquette.
• Able to make clinical judgements regarding patient care with minimal guidance.
• Salary range: $2300 - $6000
• Working location: Toa Payoh
• Working hours: Monday to Thursday: 8.00am to 5.30pm, Friday: 8.00am to 5.00pm

All Successful candidates can expect a very competitive remuneration package and a comprehensive range of benefits.

Job ID: XW6593