Staff Nurse / Senior Staff Nurse (St. Andrew's Nursing Home - Henderson)

Job Summary To play a central role in providing nursing care to residents in the nursing home. Roles & Responsibilities • Comply with approved standards of nursing practices • Provide nursing services requiring substantial and specialised nursing skills • Work closely with the resident’s doctor and multi-disciplinary team to provide care to the residents; updates on changes in the residents’ condition and needs • Ensure care delivery and nursing interventions as outlined in the care plan • Evaluate the resident’s response to care interventions and recommends revision of care plans as necessary • Work with allied health professionals and/or initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures • Carry out and supervise assessments of all new admissions • Prepare clinical documentation and ensure all documentations are current • Prepare and administer medications to residents and comply with safe medication practices • Supervise staff to ensure safe medication practice • Responsible for the safe keeping of control drugs • Participate in training and development of staff • Work with Supervisor to conduct quality assurance activities to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care • Deal with emergency that arises and ensure prompt actions to mitigate the situation. Escalate promptly to supervisor, where necessary Job Requirements • Diploma/Degree in Nursing or its equivalent • Registered Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certified • Minimum 2 years' of experience as a Staff Nurse. Candidates with more than 5 years' of relevant experience in nursing home will be offered Senior Staff Nurse • A team player and able to work with staff of all levels and from different nationalities