Job purpose
The jobholder is responsible to provide personalized and cost-effective care to the residents in the nursing home in accordance to established policies and procedures, standards of nursing care and practices. He/she deputizes the NM in her absence.
Duties and responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)
· Complies with approved standards of nursing practices
· Provides nursing services requiring substantial and specialised nursing skills
· Works closely with resident’s doctor and multidisciplinary team to provide care to the residents
· Updates on changes in resident’s conditions and needs.
· Ensures care delivery and nursing interventions as outlined in the care plan.
· Evaluates the resident’s response to care interventions and recommends revision of care plan as necessary.
· Works with Allied Health professionals and/ or initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
· Carries out and supervise assessments of new admissions.
· Prepares and administers medications to residents and comply with safe medication practices.
· Responsible for safe keeping of control drugs.
· Participates in training and development of care staff.
· Manages any emergency that arises and ensure prompt actions to mitigate the situation and escalate promptly to supervisor, where necessary.
· Works with staff to maintain a safe and clean environment in the nursing home.
Secondary Responsibilities and duties (20%)
· Participates in quality assurance activities to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care.
· Participates in quality audits that are planned and conducted periodically.
· Prepares roster and daily staff assignment for the ward/dept
· Contributes to the evaluation of staff performance appraisal with Nurse Manager
· Deputizes the NM in his/her absence.
· Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by Nursing Manager, Senior Nurse Manager, and Director (Nursing)