Staff Nurse

• Provide nursing care, including administering medication, carrying out treatments, responding to emergencies, and supervising the personal hygiene of residents.

• Teach and guide residents in their daily routines and appropriate behaviours.

• Mentor and provide guidance to Nursing Aides and Enrolled Nurses in the delivery of care and daily nursing practices.

• Ensure the general cleanliness of the premises.

• Ensure that the treatment room, sick bay, time out room, and nurse's station are kept clean and tidy.

Duties

• Screen, treat and provide nursing care to sick residents;

• Attend/carry out routine procedures for all new admissions and residents returned from absconding;

• Refer sick residents for medical examination by the doctor;

• Arrange the appointment cards and transport of residents attending appointments at hospitals and polyclinics;

• Follow-up on residents who have been referred to hospitals; Update the residents' medical cards daily eg. diagnosis, treatment, transfer, appointments and discharges from hospitals;

• Serve medication to residents and supervise residents at meal times;

• Give first-aid treatment for emergency cases; Refer ill residents to hospital in the absence of the doctor;

• Supervise Assistant Nurses, Nursing Aides and Health Attendants in their work;

• Supervise the needs of residents who are attending morning school or going to work;

• Carry out necessary investigation arising from any incident that had taken place in the Home and update the Superintendent and Manager;

• Order and maintain supplies and equipment;

• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Superintendent from time to time.

Qualifications

• Recognised nursing qualification and registered with the Singapore Nursing Board

Other Information

• Preferably candidate with at least 1 yr of working experience;

• Comfortable working with children and adults with multiple disabilities;

• Able to perform rotating shift work location: Chai Chee / Sembawang / Eunos / Jurong East