Senior Staff Nurse

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Established since 1987, ECON Healthcare Group celebrates more than 30 years of commitment to quality healthcare and eldercare services this year. As a regional provider for integrated healthcare servcies in Singapore, Malaysia and China, the Group incorporates a chain of medicare centres and nursing homes, hospital services, a careskill training centre, a chain of senior services centres, home care services, ambulance services, physiotherapy services and traditional Chinese medicine services. The Group also provides consultancy for the development and management of retirement living communities.

DESIGNATION : Senior Staff Nurse

RESPONSIBILITIES
- **Clinical Nursing Quality and Safety**:

- Provide a consistent and excellent clinical and service quality to residents and sponsors.
- Responsible for the clinical quality of all residents guided by the set 4 Zeros clinical indicators - Zero Falls, Zero Medication Errors, Zero Nursing Home Acquired Pressure Ulcers and Zero Nursing Home acquired infection.
- **Clinical Care**:

- Responsible for the safe delivery of care and clinical decisions to all residents.
- Render clinical care and nursing procedures including proper assessment of residents, administration of medications, injections, perform complex wound dressings and monitoring of vital signs.
- Responsible for the ordering, packing and preparation of the daily medications for all the residents.
- Responsible for the accurate and complete nursing documentation for residents to meet the requirements of the Ministry of Health.
- **Clinical Supervision**:

- Assist in providing adequate supervision of all staff in carrying out their responsibilities in accordance with the Enhanced Nursing Home Standards (ENHS) guidelines, protocols and standards operating procedures (SOPs).
- Provide clinical supervision to all newly recruited staff nurses, enrolled nurses and other junior staff ensuring that they carry out their duties in accordance to the SOPs.
- **Residents’ Activities**:

- Plan and carry out the daily activities for the residents and maintain an accurate log-book.
- Assist the Physiotherapist/Therapist Assistant in their rehabilitation program for the residents and encourage residents’ participation.
- **Resource Management**:

- Assist in proper management of food costs by cutting wastes and monitor the efficient use of consumables, supplies, dressing materials and diapers accordingly.
- Maintain and upkeep a proper inventory control with regular inspection.
- **Medical Matters**:

- Work closely with the Medical Doctor in reviewing treatment and management of residents’condition.
- **Feedback Management**:

- Assist in any investigation and resolve all feedback and complaints received from therespective centres.
- **Other Duties**:

- Assume any other additional responsibilities as assigned by Senior Nurse Manager/ NurseManager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Senior Staff Nurses (SNM/NM/ANM/SSN).
- Act as a liaison person with the respective hospitals, resident’s sponsors on the dailymedical appointment.
- Assist in provision of holistic cleanliness of resident care area.
- Deputise for SCM/SNM/CM/NM/ACM/ANM/SSN in her absence.
- Maintain an accurate log book on daily activities in the centre
- Maintain good communication skills with residents and sponsors.

QUALIFICATIONS
- Locally Trained: Degree or Advanced Diploma or Diploma in Nursing with valid licence from SNB will be an added advantage
- Foreign Trained: Degree or Diploma in Nursing with Board Pass (Professional Regulation Council).
- State Registered Nurse with valid practicing license issued by the Singapore Nursing Board.
- Valid certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS).
- At least 6-8 years of post-registration experience, of which 2 years must be spent as Staff Nurse with exposure working in a geriatric settings.
- Nursing Clinical Competencies

OTHER INFORMATION
- Passionate and caring
- Good communication skills
- Team Player
- Leadership Skills
- Analytical Thinking & Decision-Making