Registered Nurse (Home Care )

• Screen referral based on patient’s needs, preferences and care goals with consideration of resource availability and efficiency.
• Analyse biopsychosocial assessment findings for patients to identify complications and evaluate follow-up actions.
• Implement care plans and carry out the care interventions based on the assessment findings of the doctor.
• Perform timely and appropriate follow up including updating the service plan for effective scheduling.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team for care integration and transition
• Coordinate care to deliver holistic patient care with all members of the care team
• Handle incoming clinical enquiries via various modes of communication.
• Perform clinical triage for stable patients requesting for adhoc consultation.
• Escalate to Supervisor when it is beyond her capacity to handle
• Assist in managing unexpected and abnormal changes of client’s health and social conditions and collaborate with care team to resolve the issues.
• Escalate to Assistant Nurse Clinician and/or Care team on complex clinical enquires and any problems encountered in patient’s condition and/or in the handling of patients and/or care-givers/family members.
• Build rapport therapeutic relationships and empower the clients, families and/or caregivers for self- management through health promotion, caregivers training and motivational techniques
• Liaise with patients/NOK, pharmacist and physician on prescription-related issues.
• Inform operation team on laboratory orders and any special instruction to facilitate scheduling with outsourced laboratory.
• Ensure that investigation forms are duly signed by doctor.
• Receive critical laboratory result and provide timely communication with the primary doctor.
• Perform read-back of the laboratory results and carry out follow-up action with the patient, if required.
• Document the details of the communication and doctor’s order accurately.
• Performing Home visits or telephonic care assessments when necessary to support holistic patient care e.g. SMF
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation of patients’ condition and care given
• Engage patients, family and caregivers for advance care planning in collaboration with the care teams.
• Advocate for patients, families and caregivers on community needs based on their readiness.
• Perform Swab for patients when activated
• Perform Caregivers training/health promotion programme for clients, families and/or caregivers according to their learning styles and readiness.
• Participate in Inservice Education and peer sharing sessions (Medication, wound rounding).

Job Requirements

• Registered Nurse with the Singapore Nursing Board.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in acute hospital setting and/or community hospital/ care setting.
• Degree in Nursing and/or Advanced Gerontology or other specialty preferred; experience in Home Nursing (preferred).
• Possess good communication skills to establish therapeutic relationship that fosters optimal quality patient care.
• Has good telephone etiquette.
• Able to make clinical judgements regarding patient care with minimal guidance.
• Salary range: $2300 - $6000
• Working location: Toa Payoh
• Working hours: Monday to Thursday: 8.00am to 5.30pm, Friday: 8.00am to 5.00pm

Job ID: XW6593

All Successful candidates can expect a very competitive remuneration package and a comprehensive range of benefits.

Kindly email your resume in a detailed Word format to [email protected]

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified

People Profilers Pte Ltd

20 Cecil Street, #08-09, Plus Building, Singapore 049705

Tel: 69509745

EA Licence Number: 02C4944

EA Registration Number: R1108448

EA Personnel: Tan Lili Gesse