Nursing Aide

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

**NTUC Health Co-operative Limited (NTUC Health)** is an NTUC social enterprise that provides a comprehensive and integrated suite of quality and affordable health and eldercare services to meet the growing needs of families and their dependents. Building on more than four decades of experience and expertise, NTUC Health is among the largest senior day care, nursing home and home personal care providers in Singapore. It also offers other services for seniors such as an active ageing hub, senior activity centres, community support for vulnerable seniors, and a sheltered / senior group home. In addition, it runs a chain of dental clinics, and a family medicine clinic

DESIGNATION : Nursing Aide (ICS)

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Nursing Aide II (NA) also known as ICS Officers provide interim in-house care upon discharge before the permanent care arrangements made for patient are in place. They are equipped with basic skills to take care of the personal care and personal hygiene needs of the patients, such as assistance in feeding, and transferring of patient.

1) Patient Care
- Assist patient in personal hygiene including:

- Bathing and/or assisted bathing for client who is too ill to take bath in the bathroom or for bedridden or handicapped client;
- Changing of clothes, undergarments, continence aids and any soiled sheets;
- Brushing of teeth and cleaning of dentures;
- Toileting and other elimination needs;
- Incontinence and ambulation care
- Lifting and re-position bed bound patients 2 hourly and conduct elimination rounds for non-ambulant patient
- Perform simple wound dressing and bandaging(dry wound)
- Feeding and assisting with oral and/or nasogastric tube feeding
- Assist in administration of medications and medication reminders
- Provide companionship and recreational activities
- Provide mentally stimulating activities
- Perform simple physical maintenance exercises
- Escort for medical appointment
- Attend to client needs and relay his/her request to the caregivers or Care Coordinators in charge
- Monitor and record of vital signs. Report of any abnormalities of presence

2) Light Housekeeping
- To identify and rectify basic home hazards to prevent falls/ slips e.g. wet floor, untidy walkways that prevent easy maneuver
- To ensure elderly’s passage way (bedroom, living room, toilet) is dry and clean by sweeping and mopping
- To ensure that kitchen stove and table is clean after cooking by Nursing Aides
- To wash the plates and pots after meals/ use if cooking is done by Nursing Aides
- If washing machine is available, to wash the elderly’s clothes and hang dry indoor

3) Infection Control
- Exercise standard precaution and hand hygiene when in contact with patients and environment or surrounding
- Educate patients and relatives on infection control practice

4) Assist ICS Care Coordinator in handling enquires and feedback from the referral sources and clients from home care services.

5) Liaise and work closely with care team members and family members as well as any external partners involve with regards to client’s care needs

6) Other Duties:

- Perform other care duties as assigned by the Operations Manager/Nurse Manager

QUALIFICATIONS
- Good listener, outgoing and meticulous
- Able to adapt in a fast pace environment

1) Locally Trained:

- GCE N Levels or attained training in either of the following courses:

- WSQ Higher Certificate /Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care)
- Institute of Technical Education (ITE) Approved Training Centre (ATC) Healthcare (Home Care) programme

2) Foreign Trained:

- Degree in Nursing in home country and;
- Practicing License (PRC) in home country