Staff Nurse

Grace Lodge; Singapore; On-site; SGD 36,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Grace Lodge in Singapore is seeking a dedicated nurse to provide comprehensive geriatric care. You will administer medications, perform nursing procedures, monitor residents, and support rehabilitation efforts while coordinating with doctors and family members.

The role includes supervising junior staff, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring safety and hygiene across the facility. A nursing qualification and SNB registration are required, with 1–2 years of related experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Nursing.
• Registered with the Singapore Nursing Board.
• 1–2 years of relevant work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and administer medication to residents.
• Provide medical care and nursing procedures including dressing changes and eye drops.
• Monitor residents; report concerns to doctors promptly.
• Supervise enrolled nurses and aides to ensure proper procedures.
• Assist in rehabilitation programs and schedule activities.
• Assist in doctors rounds and update nursing records before shift handover.
• Maintain tidy dispensary, medicine cupboard, and fridge; check expiry dates.
• Manage supplies and check for expiring items; ensure weekly vitals like BP/weight are performed.
• Conduct quick rounds to ensure resident safety and well-being.
• Assist with personal care and mobility; attend to toileting and hygiene.
• Ensure tube-fed residents receive feeds per schedule.
• Arrange hospital visits, admissions and discharges when needed.
• Address queries from residents' families; ensure hygiene and safety compliance.

Education

Nursing Diploma

Advanced Diploma in Geriatric Nursing

SNB Registration

Job description

Responsibilities

• Prepare and administer medication to residents


• Provide medical care and carry out nursing procedures to the residents including changing dressing, applying eye drops, serving supplements to residents


• Observe and monitor residents for condition including skin infection, sores, infection, bowel problems, loss of appetite, and report to doctors whenever necessary


• Supervise enrolled nurses, nursing aids, patient care assistants and health attendants in their work to ensure compliance with nursing and work procedures


• Assist in monitoring residents' rehabilitation program and activities are planned and scheduled accordingly


• Assist in doctor's round


• Ensure timely update of all nursing records and reports, especially before passing on to the next shift


• Ensure dispensary, medicine cupboard and fridge are tidy, and medication are still within validity dates


• Responsible for supplies & consumables and check for expiring dates


• Ensure weekly routine e.g. taking BP and weights of residents are properly done


• Make quick rounds to ensure residents are well and safe


• Ensure safety of residents at all times, especially high risk residents


• Assist residents with their personal needs including toileting, mobility, and personal hygiene


• Ensure tube feeding residents are fed according to schedule


• Assist in sending residents to hospital for checkup, attend to new admissions and discharge, if any


• Attend to queries from resident's family or relative


• Ensure compliance to workplace hygiene and safety

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Nursing


• Preferably with a Advance Diploma in Geriatric Nursing


• Registered with the Singapore Nursing Board


• Preferably with 1-2 years of relevant work experience

Working Hours

• You are required to work 42 hours a week, 6-days work week, excluding meal breaks and subject to shift work as follows:


• Morning Shift : 7am - 3pm


• Afternoon Shift : 1pm - 9pm


• Night Shift : 9pm - 7am