Senior Staff Nurse

1. Job Purpose

As part of the Nursing Workforce for the Care Home, the Senior/Staff nurse supervises a team of Enrolled Nurses, Nursing Aides/Assistants and Heathcare Assistants; and oversees the delivery of required and optimal level of healthcare services, based on the defined care model, to residents in the home(s).

2. Job Responsibilities
- Assesses residents’ needs on admission and on daily basis throughout their stay at Nursing Home.
- Plans and implements care according to the assessed needs.
- Evaluates and monitors residents’ progress according to planned care.
- Ensure all documentation of residents’ case is maintained appropriately.
- Co-ordinate with Enrolled Nurses to implement care plan such as medication, hygiene care, social and physical activities for the residents.
- Participates actively in doctor’s round and carries out treatments and investigations as prescribed.
- Collaborates and discusses residents’ progress with the doctor and other healthcare providers (Rehab and Medical Social Worker), to ensure holistic delivery of care for residents.
- Demonstrates clinical skills, knowledge, and critical thinking in the delivery of care to residents. To advocate early medical attention, when there is a decline in functional and cognitive abilities of the resident.
- Demonstrates proper use and care of equipment, and economical usage of consumables and supplies.
- Demonstrates competency in all core competencies and unit specific programs implemented by Nursing Administration
- Provides resident/family with regular update on residents’ health conditions and facilitate family conference when required.
- Displays compassion, a positive and caring attitude towards residents/family members, as well as to the peers and supervisors.
- Ensure compliance to operating procedures and policies to maintain quality clinical standards.
- Report discrepancies in nursing procedure and policy to NM / SNM and perform incident reporting activities including investigation, report writing and communicating response to the family members involved.

2. Secondary Responsibilities
- Oversee and supervise new joiners, junior staff (e.g., NA & HCA) to take stock of their capabilities, to efficiently leverage on their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Conduct counselling session for care staff who may be facing trouble with work or have personal issues that might be affecting their work (ad-hoc basis).
- Facilitate and assist in planning of regular ward meetings.
- Identify and assess nursing service problems and assist nurse manager in the resolution of the problems.
- Keep abreast with the current nursing and healthcare practices (e.g., in-services, case conference, journal etc).
- Conduct periodical audits (Internal Quality Audit) as well as quality improvement audit to ensure that care staff are performing and meeting clinical standards.
- Conduct projects and/or research on current issues and in the healthcare sector (e.g. infection control, quality improvement) as assigned by NM/SNM.
- Senior Staff Nurses are expected to hold expanded roles, as assigned by the Nursing Management Team.

3. Skills and Knowledge
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Nursing from recognised institution.
- Valid Practising License with Singapore Nursing Board (SNB).Possess good clinical skills and knowledge.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Customer service-orientated: Compassionate, positive, and caring nature
- Good team player who is also able to work well independently.
- Self-motivated and result oriented.
- Be able to work rotational 12-hours shift.
- For senior position, at least 7 to 8 years of experience, preferably with experience in public healthcare or nursing home sector.