1. JOB PURPOSE
The jobholder is responsible for providing personalized and cost-effective care to the patients in the nursing home in accordance to established policies and procedures, standards of nursing care and practices. He/she deputizes the NM in her absence.
2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)
- Complies with approved standards of nursing practices.
- Provides nursing services requiring substantial and specialised nursing skills.
- Works closely with resident’s doctor and multidisciplinary team to provide care to the patients.
- Updates on changes in patient’s conditions and needs.
- Ensures care delivery and nursing interventions as outlined in the care plan.
- Evaluates the patient’s response to care interventions and recommends revision of care plan as necessary.
- Works with Allied Health professionals and/or initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Carries out and supervise assessments of new admissions.
- Prepares and administers medications to residents and comply with safe practices.
- Responsible for safe keeping of control drugs.
- Participates in training and development of staff.
- Prepares roster and daily staff assignment for the ward/department.
- Manages any emergency that arises and ensure prompt actions to mitigate the situation and elevate promptly to supervisor, where necessary.
- Works with staff to maintain a safe and clean environment in the nursing home.
Secondary Responsibilities and duties (20%)
- Participates in quality assurance activities to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care.
- Participates in quality audits that are planned and conducted periodically.
- Contributes to the evaluation of staff performance appraisal with Nurse Manager
- Deputizes the NM in his/her absence.
- Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by Nursing Manager, Senior Nurse Manager and Head (Nursing).