Enrolled Nurse

Job Description

A) Clinical (80%)

- Conducts daily rounds and checks on residents’ condition regularly.

- Supervises and helps in the general tidying/cleaning up of the wards and other assigned areas.

- Assists the Staff Nurses in carrying out their duties.

- Supervises the Nursing Aides and Healthcare Assistants in the performance of their duties.-)

- Supervises juniors and assists in the bathing and feeding of residents.

- Attend to residents’ call bells and needs promptly.

- Ensures that the residents are kept comfortable, dry and clean at all times.

- Performs all nursing treatment including: e.g. complex dressings, and the administration of

medications under the supervision of a staff nurse.

- Reports any abnormalities detected about the residents, equipment and premises, to the staff

nurse-in-charge.

- Accompany residents for 2-monthly outings.

- Provides general supervision of residents and to handle emergencies.

- Attends monthly In-house training programmes, so as to update and upgrade own knowledge

and skills.

- Attends monthly clinical staff meetings, so as to be updated on the latest happenings in the

Nursing Home/

- Assists the doctor, Physiotherapist, Dietician and Pharmacist, as and whenever necessary.

- Performs any other duties as assigned by his/her Supervisor.

B) Administration (20%)

- Attends monthly Clinical Staff meetings and takes minutes of meetings whenever assigned.

- Attending Quality Assurance Committee meetings takes minutes of meetings whenever assigned.

- Updates/documents Resident’s daily charts/reports.

- Does assignments for ward staff daily.

- Checks Housekeeping e.g. torn linen for mending, faulty equipment for repairs, etc.

- Overall supervision of tidiness of residents’ case notes.

- Checks and updates all nursing charts e.g. temp chart, bowel chart.

- Checks and orders weekly stock e.g. dressing items, stationery, and sundry items.

- Assists Staff Nurse in ensuring cleanliness of medication trolleys and cupboards.

- Checks ward apparatus is functioning e.g. oxygen concentrator, suction machine, nebulizer and

emergency equipment.

- Mentors new NAs and newly promoted ENs as assigned by the Nurse Manager/Director of

Nursing.

Qualifications/Experience

• State Enrolled Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board.

• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification License.

• Diploma or Degree in Nursing (for Foreign Nurses) or ITE Certificate (for Local Nurses)

• Some experience in a nursing home in a similar position.

• Ability to communicate with all levels.