Job Details

Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)

• Complies with approved standards of nursing practices.
• Participates in activities to improve quality of care.
• Attends to the needs of the residents.
• Reports resident’s needs to the nurse in charge.
• Ensures the safety, comfort and well-being of the residents..
• Ensures good personal hygiene of the residents under his/her care.
• Checks, monitors and records vital signs taken and to report to nurse in charge any abnormal readings.
• Assists in the transfer and positioning of non-ambulant residents.
• Assists the RN in ensuring residents take their medications.
• Serves meals and feeds the residents.
• Assists the nurse in the care for resident with urinary catheter.
• Assists in admission and orientation of new residents.
• Maintains accurate documentation of care given.
• Accompanies residents to the hospital/polyclinic for follow-up appointments and outing trips.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for the nursing home.
• Performs rehabilitation activities such as motion exercise and walking with residents.
• Organizes and sends resident for appropriate therapy as prescribed, example occupational therapy
• Escalate to nurses any emergency situations; where necessary take first responder actions to mitigate the emergency.

Secondary Responsibilities and duties (20%)

• Supports in clinical service projects
• Supports infection control campaign activities
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned

Job Requirements

• GCE N Level.
• Attained Training in either WSQ Higher Certificate/Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care); or Institute of Technical (ITE) Approved Training Centre (ATC) Healthcare (Home Care) programme
• For Foreign Trained – Diploma in Nursin