Community Nurse, Day Care (NTUC Health Taman Jurong)

You will be responsible to provide a high standard of care through care management, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care to meet the needs of the clients, including educating family members.

You will provide cost-effective care in accordance with the established policies and procedures, standards of nursing care, and practices.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)

• Complies with approved standards of nursing practices
• Responsible for assessing the needs and delivery of quality geriatric / dementia nursing care to clients
• Perform pre-assessment of new clients referred by AIC
• Ensure the clients' enrolment is comply with the Company's SOP
• Administer the documentation to be submitted to relevant government body
• Assess and coordinate with health care team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate client's conditions
• Monitor, assess and review clients' progression and implement care plan
• Provide health promotion, counselling to clients and families
• Consult and coordinate with health care team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate client's conditions
• Perform nursing care such as medication administration and wound dressing and other technical skills as required
• Oversee and manage the performances of the nursing team / care staff to ensure desired level of work competency
• Coordinating, implementing and monitoring clinical and service quality performance indicators for continuous improvement plan
• Perform CPR, AED and first aid to clients and plays an active role in emergency situations
• Assist and support delivery of health promotion activities in the Centre

Secondary Responsibilities and duties (20%)

• Participates in clinical service projects
• Participates in infection control campaign activities
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by Senior Nurse Manager
• Participates in training and development of care staff

Additional Responsibilities

• Demonstrate accountability for one's development and status as a professional Registered Nurse
• Other duties as assigned by the SNM / Center In Charge

Qualification

• Registered Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board
• Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Advanced / Specialist Diploma in Geriatric / Community Nursing an added advantage
• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience is preferred