Senior Enrolled Nurse

LEE AH MOOI OLD AGE HOME; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading senior care facility in Singapore is looking for a dedicated nursing professional to assist registered nurses in delivering quality care. The ideal candidate will mentor staff, supervise nursing aides, and maintain documentation while ensuring residents' comfort. Responsibilities include performing nursing procedures, identifying health concerns, and educating family members on health conditions. This role is crucial in maintaining a high standard of care within the home environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the registered nurses in the delivery of nursing care to residents.
• Supervise nursing aides and health attendants.
• Perform nursing procedures like medication administration and wound dressing.
• Ensure comfort and hygiene of residents.
• Identify health decline symptoms in residents and advocate for medical attention.
• Mentor nursing aides and healthcare attendants.
• Educate family members about residents' health conditions.
• Maintain documentation of residents' cases.

Job description

Clinical Care

• a. Assists the registered nurses in the delivery of nursing care to the residents in the Home.
• b. Assists the registered nurse in the supervision of nursing aides and health attendants.
• c. Perform all nursing procedures which include administration of medications, wound dressing and meal feeding.
• d. Ensures the comfort and good personal hygiene of the residents under her/his care, e.g. bed bath/shower bath, changing of clothes and bed sheets and tidiness of the room.
• e. Identify symptoms of residents that are related to illnesses and/or decline in functional and cognitive abilities and advocate early medical attention.

Training and Development

• f. Mentor and guide nursing aides and healthcare attendants in performing their functional duties.
• g. Attend upgrading programs to keep abreast with clinical knowledge and to develop work-required skills.

Administration

• h. Educate family members of residents on their health conditions and help them gain understanding on the holistic care provided.
• i. Ensure all documentation of residents’ case is maintained appropriately.

Ad-hoc Duties

• Any other tasks assigned by Nurse Manager/Assistant Director of Nursing from time to time.