The posting
- 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



