COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Founded in 1976, Home Nursing Foundation (HNF) is a leading charity that provides home healthcare services in Singapore, regardless of our patients' ability to pay. Dedicated to all-round support for our patients, HNF delivers comprehensive care programmes to look after patients' emotional well-being and healthcare needs.Our HNF Wellness Day Care & Rehabilitation Centres offer an array of social activities, social support and holistic healthcare services to help our elderly stay independent in their own community.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide Home Based Nursing Services
- Conduct Caregiver training
- Perform biopsychosocial and environmental assessments to identify strengths and needs of clients, families and/or caregivers.
- Plan, develop and evaluate person-centred nursing care plans with considerations of client's needs and preference. Communicate care plans and address the concerns from patient and family.
- Implement and evaluate care interventions(s) e.g. wound care, medication management, continence care,; ensuring at all times:
- Practice safety and infection control precautionary measures.
- Manage patient workload through timely planning and scheduling based on the client's needs. Utilise workforce optimiser to actualise the planned visits.
- Build therapeutic relationships and empower the clients, families and/or caregivers for self- management through health promotion, caregivers training and motivational techniques.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary team for care integration and transition
- Initiate emergency protocols when necessary.
- Discuss / escalate to Supervisor and/or Care team on any problems encountered in patient's condition and/or in the handling of patients and/or care-givers/family members.
- Develop discharge plan and refer patients to other service provider to transit care.
- Supervise the work of the Enrolled Nurses in his/her zone, as well as nursing students on clinical attachment to achieve their learning objectives.
- Perform visits during Emergency Nursing Services for normal and extended hours.
- Maintain timely and accurate documentation of patients' condition and care given.
- Collect correct fees by checking the subsidized status of patients, issue receipt and submit the collection in a timely and accurate manner.
- Facilitate application of healthcare financial scheme such as Senior Mobility Funds when appropriate.
- Comply with guidelines and policies to ensure client confidentiality and personal data protection.
- Keep abreast of new technology and nursing knowledge through reflection on practice and continuous professional development.
- Facilitate Advance Care Planning (ACP) discussions with client and/or family and/or caregiver and ensure proper documentation.
- Facilitate grief and bereavement support and after care to the bereaved family and / or caregiver and staff.
- Support phone calls in rotating shifts duty including weekends and Public Holidays.
- Support quality audit to maintain and improve standards of care.
- Assist the (Senior) Nurse Manager and/or Nurse Clinician to improve, facilitate and implement changes within the home nursing work processes.
- Assist in committee/workgroup activities as directed by (Senior) Nurse Manager and/or Nurse Clinician.
- Registered Nurse with the Singapore Nursing Board
- Degree in Nursing and/or Advanced Diploma in Palliative Care or other specialty preferred.
- Minimum 3 years' experience working in working in acute hospital setting and/or community hospital setting.
- Possess good communication skills to establish therapeutic relationship that fosters optimal quality patient care.
- Able to make clinical judgements regarding patient care with minimal guidance.
