Senior / Staff Nurse (Inpatient / Home Care) - Opportunity to Make a Difference

• Palliative Healthcare Institution Setting
• Central / North-East Location
• Be Part of An Integrated Healthcare Team

Reporting to the Nurse Manager / Nurse Clinician, you will be responsible for delivering patient-centric and compassionate care according to patients’ needs and condition.

Responsibilities for Inpatient role:

• Ensure nursing care services rendered are safe, competent and individualised. Uphold nursing standards in documentation, treatment, patient monitoring and infection control.
• Allocate equipment as necessary to assure adequacy of resources to meet care requirements.
• Commu4nicate and build rapport with patients and their families or caregivers.
• Coordinate the care of patient through an advising physician, provide direct patient care, evaluate patients’ conditions, and serve as the liaison between families and physicians.
• Facilitate and participate in Multidisciplinary Team meeting to provide smooth delivery of patient care and services.
• Observe organisation and legal requirements regarding storage and control of drugs and medical supplies.
• Keep active measures to ensure the safety of patients and report all incidents to Nurse Manager / Nurse Clinician.
• Maintain proper documentation of patients’ condition and accurate collation of data (record of referral / enquiry / attendances).
• Monitor, reassess and evaluate patient’s condition in implementing care plan for the patient and support family members to cope with patient’s advanced illness.
• Perform nursing care such as medication administration and wound dressing as required.
• Follow up to ensure continuity of patient care and treatment plans.
• Observe the proper use / care of the equipment and economical use of consumables and supplies.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality and discretion in matters involving patient care.
• Maintain a conducive and safe patient care environment.
• Fulfil the role of buddy by mentoring junior staff for performance excellence and career development.
• Enforce compliance with the Singapore Nursing Board's Standards of Practice for Nurses and Midwives, and the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
• Undertake to keep oneself well informed of the updated industry guidelines and develop new skills that are necessary for the job.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping and workplace organisation at all times.
• Initiate and drive continuous improvements in own work area on regular basis.
• Any other duties as and when assigned.

Responsibilities for Home Care role:

• Ensure the nursing care services rendered are safe, competent and individualised. Uphold nursing standards in documentation, treatment, patient monitoring and infection control.
• Manage complex patient care and demonstrate clinical skills, knowledge and critical thinking in the care delivery to patients.
• Monitor, reassess and evaluate patient’s condition, implement a plan of care for the patient and support family members to cope with patient advanced disease.
• Coordinate the care of patient through an advising physician, provide direct patient care, evaluate the patients’ conditions, and serve as the liaison between families and physicians.
• Communicate and build rapport with patients and their families or caregivers. Assess the home needs in terms of training and requisition of equipment and aids to facilitate patient’s living.
• Allocate equipment as necessary to assure adequacy of resources to meet care requirements.
• Follow up to ensure continuity of patient care and treatment plans.
• Perform nursing care such as medication administration and wound dressing as required.
• Maintain proper documentation of patient’s condition and accurate collation of data (record of referral/enquiry/attendances).
• Facilitate and participate in Multidisciplinary Team meeting. Cooperate with other teams to provide smooth delivery of patient care and services.
• Keep active measures to ensure the safety of patients.
• Observe organisation and legal requirements regarding storage and control of drugs and medical supplies.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality and discretion in matters involving patient care.
• Observe the proper use/care of the equipment and economical use of consumables and supplies.
• Handle public enquiries in an appropriate and professional manner.
• Adhere to established policies and procedures. Enforce compliance with the Singapore Nursing Board's Standards of Practice for Nurses and Midwives, and the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
• Undertake to keep oneself well informed of the updated industry guidelines and develops new skills that are necessary for the role.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping and workplace organisation at all times.

Requirements:

• At least a Diploma in Nursing from the local Polytechnic and registered with Singapore Nursing Board. Post-registration experience in a hospital or hospice setting preferred.
• Knowledge in IT and systems.
• Passion to serve and provide excellent customer service to various stakeholders.
• Meticulous and accurate.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willing to contribute as an effective team-player.
• Able to perform under pressure.

Inpatient Work Scheme: Rotating 5 days’ work week

Inpatient Working Hours: 3 Shift Duty (7am-4pm / 1pm-10pm / 9pm-7.30am)

Home Care Work Scheme: Mon – Fri (must be comfortable to work on weekend/PH if scheduled to be on-call)

Working Hours: 8am-5.30pm

Location: Island-wide

To apply, please submit your detailed CV with the following details for faster processing:

• Reason for leaving
• Expected salary
• Earliest availability date

We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted shortly.