Nursing Aide - Islandwide, SG

Roles & Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities :

• To provide personal and social care to residents according to their needs in accordance to ADH Philosophy of Care.
• To support and encourage the wellbeing of residents, and identify any changes that may be required in the care and support provided. To record and report these changes to the clinical team.
• Monitoring and reporting of vital signs, weight and monthly monitoring of glucose level, and changes in psycho-social status
• Make frequent rounds to check residents’ condition
• Turning residents at night to change their sleeping positions.
• Change the residents who are incontinent.
• Help the residents to bed at rest time and bed time.
• To ensure that each resident is empowered to be at the forefront of decision making that affects their daily life within the environment, and encourage them to maintain engagement with relatives, friends and the local community
• Administer prescribed medication in accordance with ADH procedures.
• Assist residents with their prescribed oral medications (under instructions from the Nurse in-charge)
• Assist residents with all activities of daily life (eg. personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, transfers, toileting)
• Maintain hygiene and cleanliness of living environment of residents
• Implement infection prevention and control activities
• Accompanying residents to hospitals and polyclinics.
• Engage resident in day to day activity as per Home schedule
• Attends to emergencies as and when the need arises
• Simple application of ointment / cream and simple dressing for residents.
• Support with the induction and training of new staff
• Attend and contribute of briefings and meetings
• Attend all mandatory training sessions / courses necessary to perform these duties and CPD as required to maintain knowledge and best practice.

Job Specifications

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Hospitals

Interpersonal Skills

Healthcare

Vital Signs

Nursing

Prevention

Team Player

Decision Making

Nursing Care

Home Care