Staff Nurse

AWWA LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 5,000 - 7,000; Full time

Job summary

AWWA LTD is seeking an Assist Nurse Manager in Singapore to oversee care staff and ensure high-quality nursing care for residents. You will supervise teams, manage medical emergencies, and ensure safety and infection control standards are met.

The role requires strong clinical experience, a nursing qualification, and the ability to train and lead HCAs and Nursing Aides. Flexible shifts including weekends and public holidays are expected.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Nursing is required.
• Minimum 5 years of Nursing experience.
• Community nursing experience in Nursing Home or Day Care centres advantageous.
• Strong clinical experience.
• Able to lead a team of HCAs and Nursing Aides.
• Able to conduct training for new nursing staff.
• Willing to work 2 shifts, weekends and public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Assist Nurse Manager in supervising care staff.
• Provide care for clients and manage medical emergencies and medication.
• Ensure compliance with nursing, infection prevention, safety regulations.
• Maintain client medical records and follow-up schedules.
• Input ICP and ensure ICP execution.
• Conduct staff training and health education to clients.
• Induct new nursing and care staff.
• Ensure incidents are reported to Nurse Manager within timeline.
• Perform ADLs for residents (hygiene, toilet, feeding, ambulation).
• Take residents to hospital or polyclinics for treatment and report to doctor.
• Take and report vital signs; monitor glucose monthly.
• Collaborate with therapists to implement planned therapy.
• Engage with residents and observe conditions.

Skills

Team leadership

Training staff

Independent work

Communication

Education

Diploma or Degree in Nursing

Job description

Assist Nurse Manager in providing support and quality care services to clients. Responsible to supervising care staff to ensure physical well-being and safety of clients, including performing of basic nursing care to residents which includes monitoring vital signs, personal hygiene, toileting, feeding and ambulating.

Job Responsibilities

Assist in supervision of care staff

Provide care for clients, attending to medical emergency, medication management and administration etc.

Ensure compliance to nursing, infection prevention and control, safety requirements and regulations.

Maintenance of client medical records and medical follow up schedules.

Provide input to clients’ ICP and ensure ICP is executed

Conduct relevant training to staff and health education to clients.

Responsible for the induction of all grades of new nursing and care staff.

Ensure incident report is put up and submit to Nurse Manager within stipulated timeline.

Performs ADLs for residents (e.g. personal hygiene, toilet training, feeding, ambulating)

Bring residents to the hospital or polyclinics to seek medical treatment or for follow-up reviews; reports to doctor on our assessment of the medical condition/behavioral issues of the residents and feedback to Nurse Manager about the doctor’s assessment, prescription and investigation reports

Taking and reporting of vital signs, weight and conduct monthly monitoring of glucose level

Collaborate with the therapists in the implementation of the planned therapy to achieve set goals

Conduct therapeutic and maintenance programme under the guidance of therapists

Engage with residents

Observing, documenting & reporting of residents’ condition

Requirements

• Possess a Diploma or Degree in Nursing
• Minimum 5 years of Nursing experience
• Those with community nursing experience in Nursing Home or Day Care Centres will be advantageous
• Strong clinical experience
• Able to work independently and manage a team of HCAs and Nursing Aides
• Able to conduct training to new nursing staff
• Open to working 2 shifts, weekends and public holidays