KEY PERFORMANCE AREA

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Clinical Care

• Work under supervision of Nursing Officer to analyse, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for residents.

Co-ordinate and implement care plan for the residents.

• Pack and serve medication and update of residents medical records.
• Conduct rounds to ensure residents are well and safe and report any abnormality for immediate / timely

treatment, follow up with nursing supervisor.

• Assist in Doctor’s rounds of treatment / examination of residents.
• Identify problems related to illness and decline in functional, cognitive abilities and advocate early medical

intervention.

• Be familiar with all aspects of nursing care and emergency evacuation procedures so as to be able to manage emergencies that may arise.

Quality

• Assist and supervise activities and rehabilitation programmes to improve the quality of life for residents.
• Maintain systematic inventory control of drugs in the wards and equipments in order to achieve optimal

utilization and safe storage.

• Practise proper decontamination procedure / disposal of sharps and syringes and infection control in the wards.
• Promote effective and co-operative working relationships among colleagues in the ward and good

communication skills when dealing with complaints / feedback from relatives and visitors.

• Participate in MDR rounds, QA programmes, organisational committees, workgroup activities.

Training & Development

• Supervise and guide subordinates ( EN/NA/HCA ) in their duties. Evaluate and coach performance of all staff

within their scope of responsibility.

• Provide health education to residents and their families.
• Orientate new recruits in their respective duties.

Administration

• Assess and determine suitability of residents referrals ( means testing ) through initial screening, conduct full

assessment on admission and periodic review of nursing care plans and documentation.

• Update all nursing records and reports.
• Ensure all documentation of residents care management records are kept confidential, maintained, filed and

stored accordingly.

QUALIFICATION :

Foreign : Must serve the Home as Enrolled Nurse for at least 5 years before passing SNB exam for Registered Nurse; Diploma / Degree in Nursing from their home country.
Local : Pass SNB exam of Registered Nurse; Must have SN experience in Hospitals or Nursing Homes.

EXPERIENCE :

Staff Nurse ( SN ) : about 10 years experience.
Senior Staff Nurse : Must have 8 to 20 years SN experience

( Identify tasks or activities that may not be directly related to the job of the incumbent but still required
to perform )
Assist Nursing Officer in planning, organising and implementation of quality improvement programmes.