Staff Nurse - St. Andrew's Nursing Home (Buangkok)

Roles & Responsibilities

As the nurse in charge of the ward, you will:

· Lead the nursing team to assess and monitor residents’ clinical needs, propose care plans and have autonomy in managing residents.

· Provide nursing care in compliance with Enhanced Nursing Home Standards (ENHS) and propose improvements where needed.

· Work in multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) and also participate in psychiatric conferences with specialist doctors to provide holistic care for our residents

· Participate in doctor’s visits and assist in providing key information on resident’s condition so that appropriate treatment and medication can be given.

· Participate in quality improvement initiatives centred on key domains such as fall prevention, infection control, wound care management etc.

· Perform infection control practices according to current changing standards.

· Be overall responsible for inventory control for the ward.

· Engage next of kin where needed, be it at admission, discharge or when there are changes in MOH directives.

· Be a mentor to the junior nurses.

Qualifications & Requirements

· Registered Nurse with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB)

· Good interpersonal and communications skills

· Compassionate, caring and positive