Staff Nurse

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Established since 1987, ECON Healthcare Group celebrates more than 35 years of commitment to quality healthcare and eldercare services this year. As a regional provider for integrated healthcare services in Singapore, Malaysia, and China, the Group incorporates a chain of medicare centres and nursing homes, hospital services, a careskill training centre, a chain of senior services centres, home care services, physiotherapy services, and traditional Chinese medicine services. The Group also provides consultancy for the development and management of retirement living communities.

DESIGNATION: Staff Nurse

RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Nursing Quality and Safety

• Provide a consistent and excellent clinical and service quality to residents and sponsors.
• Responsible for the clinical quality of all residents guided by the set 4 Zeros clinical indicators – Zero Falls, Zero Medication Errors, Zero Nursing Home Acquired Pressure Ulcers, and Zero Nursing Home acquired infections.

Clinical Care

• Responsible for the safe delivery of care and clinical decisions to all residents.
• Render clinical care and nursing procedures including proper assessment of residents, administration of medications, injections, perform complex wound dressings, and monitoring of vital signs.
• Responsible for the ordering, packing, and preparation of the daily medications for all the residents.
• Responsible for the accurate and complete nursing documentation for residents to meet the requirements of the Ministry of Health.

Clinical Supervision

• Assist in providing adequate supervision of all staff in carrying out their responsibilities in accordance with the Enhanced Nursing Home Standards (ENHS) guidelines, protocols, and standards operating procedures (SOPs).
• Provide clinical supervision to all newly recruited staff nurses, enrolled nurses, and other junior staff ensuring that they carry out their duties in accordance with the SOPs.

Residents’ Activities

• Plan and carry out the daily activities for the residents and maintain an accurate log-book.
• Assist the Physiotherapist/Therapist Assistant in their rehabilitation program for the residents and encourage residents’ participation.

Resource Management

• Assist in proper management of food costs by cutting wastes and monitor the efficient use of consumables, supplies, dressing materials, and diapers accordingly.
• Maintain and upkeep a proper inventory control with regular inspection.

Medical Matters

• Work closely with the Medical Doctor in reviewing treatment and management of residents’ condition.

Feedback Management

• Assist in any investigation and resolve all feedback and complaints received from the respective centres.

Other Duties

• Assume any other additional responsibilities as assigned by Senior Nurse Manager/ Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Senior Staff Nurses (SNM/NM/ANM/SSN).
• Act as a liaison person with the respective hospitals, resident’s sponsors on the daily medical appointment.
• Assist in provision of holistic cleanliness of resident care area.
• Deputise for SCM/SNM/CM/NM/ACM/ANM/SSN in her absence.
• Maintain an accurate log book on daily activities in the centre.
• Maintain good communication skills with residents and sponsors.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Locally Trained: Degree or Advanced Diploma or Diploma in Nursing with valid licence from SNB will be an added advantage.
• Foreign Trained: Degree or Diploma in Nursing with Board Pass (Professional Regulation Council).
• State Registered Nurse with valid practicing license issued by the Singapore Nursing Board.
• Valid certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS).
• At least 2-3 years of post-registration experience, with exposure to geriatric care settings will be an added advantage.