Staff Nurse, Senior Care Centre (Yishun)

Job Description & Requirements

• Plan, direct and supervise all operations in the Senior Care Centre.
• Ensure that the Centre’s nursing services meet and adhere to regulations and licensing requirements.
• Educate and supervise the conduct of correct nursing practices and high service standards.
• Develop and lead a team of competent and dedicated staff.
• Share leadership in developing a SNM Senior Care Centre that is known for its professionalism, compassion and effectiveness.
• Work with Head of Centre to develop and implement clinical skills development programmes for nursing staff.
• Conduct orientation and clinical skills development programmes for nursing staff.
• Conducts continuous assessment and evaluation of staff’s clinical performance and professional conduct.
• Act as a role model in clinical practice. Initiates clinical quality improvement and research activities to enhance client’s care management and improve practices.
• Acts as a resource person for all categories of staff within the Centre.

Requirements:
• Candidate must possess at least Diploma in Nursing
• Possess State Registered Nurse license
• Valid Practising License with Singapore Nursing Board
• At least 2 Year(s) of working experience in a Senior Care Centre or at least 4 years or more of nursing experience as a Staff Nurse.
• Possess interpersonal skills and passionate about working with the elderly.

COMPETENCY AND PROFICIENCY LEVEL
Must-Have Competencies
– Care Transition in Nursing – Level 3
– Effective Communication in Nursing – Level 3
– Emergency Care Management in Nursing – Level 3
– Health Education Programme Development and Implementation – Level 3
– Infection Prevention and Control in Nursing Practice – Level 3
– Medication Management in Nursing – Level 3
– Patient Care Delivery in Nursing – Level 3

Good-To-Have Competencies
– Emergency Response and Crisis Management – Level 3
– Inter-professional Collaboration – Level 3
– Mobility and Ambulation Assistance in Nursing – Level 3
– Nutrition and Fluids Management in Nursing – Level 3
– Respiratory Care in Nursing – Level 3
– Wound Management in Nursing – Level 3

Critical Core Skills
– Communication – Advance
– Influence – Advance
– Customer Orientation – Advance
– Problem Solving – Advance
– Developing People – Advance

*For more information, please refer to Technical Skills and Competency (TSCs) and Critical Core Skills (CCSs) in Skills Framework for Social Service Industry via this website.