Community Nurse, Day Care (Serangoon)

About the role

NTUC Health is hiring a Community Nurse for its day care centre in Serangoon, working in partnership with the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i). The nurse provides a high standard of care through care management, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation, while educating family members. Care must be delivered cost-effectively in line with established policies, standards of nursing care and practices.

Key responsibilities

• Assess the needs of clients and deliver quality geriatric and dementia nursing care
• Pre-assess new clients referred by AIC and ensure enrolment complies with company SOPs
• Submit required documentation to the relevant government body
• Coordinate with the healthcare team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate client conditions, and monitor and review client progress
• Provide health promotion and counselling to clients and families
• Perform nursing care such as medication administration, wound dressing and other technical skills
• Oversee and manage the nursing team and care staff, and monitor clinical and service quality indicators
• Perform CPR, AED and first aid, and assist in emergency situations
• Support health promotion activities in the centre, take part in clinical service projects and infection control campaigns, and help train care staff

Required profile

• Registered Nurse with the Singapore Nursing Board
• Degree or Diploma in Nursing; an Advanced or Specialist Diploma in Geriatric or Community Nursing is an added advantage
• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience preferred
• Able to work 4 weekdays and 1 Sunday
• Strong sense of integrity, pleasant disposition, good communication and interpersonal skills, able to work independently and in a team