Enrolled Nurse (Day Care)

Job Responsibilities

Clinical

• Perform baseline clinical assessment of new cases.
• Assist Staff Nurse with clinical observation of clients and report their progress/findings to Staff Nurse in Charge.
• Assist to perform simple wound care management if required by the
• clients in day care.
• Provide safe, quality, appropriate care according to Day Care standards.
• Provide care following safety, infection control practices, hazardous material and waste policy and procedures.
• Document clinical data in the IT system accurately and in timely manner.
• Assist Doctor and Staff Nurse in performing procedures as indicated.
• Perform nursing procedures within the scope of an Enrolled Nurse.
• Monitoring of patients on symptoms management.
• Respect and protect clients’ rights and confidentiality.
• Attend continual education to update skills and knowledge on palliative nursing care.

Risk and Quality Management

• Comply with guidelines and safe practices in accordance with Organisation policy and nursing standards procedures.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Maintain good hand hygiene and infection control standard practices.
• Report any incidents and near misses to Staff Nurse in charge.
• Participate in department and organisation quality improvement & research projects.
• Assist in monitoring of department key performance indicators.
• Recommend solutions or innovations to improve care.

Resource Management

• Demonstrate proper use and care of medical equipment.
• Assist in the monitoring of medical and surgical supplies utilisations.
• Assist in maintaining inventories and medical equipment maintenance.

Other Duties

• Participate in Dover Park Hospice activities/events when required.
• Take on any assignment as assigned by Staff Nurse in charge, Nurse Manager or Director of Nursing.

Job Requirement

• National Institute Technical Education (ITE): Certificate in Nursing Enrolled Nurse
• Valid practicing license with Singapore Nursing Board.
• Minimum 2 years in clinical experience and / or with palliative care setting experience.
• Compassion, positive attitude, flexibility, adaptability to new changes, customer service orientated.
• Able to work with multi-disciplinary team members.
• Good command of spoken and written English.
• Command of fluent Mandarin, dialects is preferred.
• Competent in MS office applications.