Senior Staff Nurse / Staff Nurse

ST VENTURE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing agency in Singapore is seeking a qualified Nurse-in-charge. The candidate must hold a State Registered Nurse license and have relevant nursing qualifications, including a Diploma in Nursing. Responsibilities include supervising nursing staff, ensuring patient care, and conducting administrative duties. Candidates with over 5 years of experience in nursing homes are preferred. Interested applicants should apply via email with an updated resume.

Qualifications

• State Registered Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board certification.
• At least 1 year experience for Staff Nurses or promoted from Enrolled Nurses.
• At least 5 years experience in a nursing home.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily duties as Nurse-in-charge and supervise staff.
• Ensure residents' comfort and administer medications.
• Collaborate with medical staff for multi-disciplinary rounds.

Skills

State Registered Nurse

Basic Cardiac Life Support Trained

Ability to communicate with staff

Education

Diploma in Nursing

Bachelor of Science (Nursing)

Advanced Diploma in Gerontological or Palliative Nursing

Job description

Job Description

A. Clinical (80%)

• To carry out daily duties as overall Nurse-in-charge.
• To supervise all nursing staff during her shift.
• To supervise Senior Nursing Aides / Nursing Aides in their performance of more senior procedures, e.g. Naso-Gastric tube feeding of residents and complex wound dressings, etc.
• To supervise and ensure the general tidiness of the wards.
• To ensure that nurses attend to residents’ call bells and needs promptly.
• To conduct rounds and check on residents’ condition regularly (during their shifts).
• To ensure that the residents are kept comfortable, dry and clean at all times.
• To perform all senior nursing treatment including the administration of medications.
• To provide general supervision / education of residents / relatives and to handle emergencies.
• To supervise staff in updating all nursing charts e.g., vital signs chart, Intake/Output chart, Dressing chart, etc., daily.
• To be responsible for assessing all newly admitted residents and to do their nursing care plans within 48 hours; evaluate and review the interventions as necessary.
• To be responsible for documenting all residents’ daily care reports.
• To ensure cleanliness of the medication cart, cupboards, drug fridge, medication store room and treatment room.
• To update all residents’ Resident Assessment Form (RAF) every 3 months, and all other essential data into the IT system as and whenever necessary and report to Nurse Manager / Director of Nursing – for the billing department to inform NOK of the change in status.
• To update all residents’ ACP and Braden scales every 3 months, and Morse, Fall Scale & Abbreviated Mental Test revisions every 6 months.
• To continuously attend both in-house training courses and/or external training courses, e.g., from AIC, so as to keep up to date and relevant to standard nursing knowledge and skills.
• To report any significant events to the Nurse Manager and/or Director of Nursing.
• To do any other duties as assigned by the Nurse Manager / Director of Nursing.
• Urinary catheterization to be done by Staff Nurses.

B) Administration (20%)

• To collaborate with the doctor, physiotherapist, dietitian and pharmacist, every 6 monthly for the Multi-Disciplinary Rounds and every 2 monthly for the dietitian’s and pharmacist’s rounds.
• To participate in Quality Assurance/Fire Safety/Emergency Response Committee and Clinical Staff meetings every month and staff retreats every 6 months.
• To do daily assignments for ward nurses.
• To assign and supervise responsible staff to check that all ward equipment is in functioning order and/or inspected by vendors, e.g., oxygen concentrator, suction machine, nebulizer, autoclave machine, bedpans / urinal sanitizer and emergency equipment.
• To mentor new staff nurses and newly promoted enrolled nurses (for senior staff nurses).
• To do their respective team of nurses’ annual performance appraisal / KPI reports (for assigned senior staff nurses).

Qualifications / Work Experience

• State Registered Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support Trained.
• Relevant nursing qualification, e.g. Diploma in Nursing or Bachelor of Science (Nursing).
• Advanced Diploma, preferably in Gerontological or Palliative Nursing (for Senior Staff Nurses).
• At least 1 year of working experience for Staff Nurses or promoted from existing Enrolled Nurses position in the nursing home.
• At least 5 years of working experience in a nursing home or post-graduation.
• Able to communicate with all levels of staff.

Chan Wei Wen, Mervyn (Reg. No: R25149588)

ST Venture Employment Agency (EA License No: 09C5583)

Please send an updated resume to [e-mail] if you are keen to apply for this position.