Our client is seeking for suitable candidates to join them as a Head of Nurse.

Nursing Home

Location: Yishun

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for compliance of all nursing standards as stipulated by Ministry of Health and Singapore Nursing Board.
• Oversees and responsible for the daily operations of the Home.
• Leads and manages the clinical staffs in delivering excellent clinical and service qualities.
• Leads quality assurance activities to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care.
• Ensures quality audits are planned and conducted periodically, and follow up with areas for corrective improvements.
• Ensures written policies and procedures and work processes are available and up-to-date to guide the nursing care delivery.
• Conducting nursing rounds to identify clinical and service issue with the aim of addressing and closing gaps in are.
• Communicating and collaborating with intra- and inter-departmental staff, residents and relatives to ensure care coordination and integration.
• Ensures the smooth transition of residents from acute to chronic care and return to the community, where possible.
• Manages care of the residents to ensure compliance to standards.
• Implement strategies and workplans to optimize the clinical care and evaluate and improve the work processes and practices.
• Evaluate and plan the objectives accordingly the operational and financial aspects/targets.
  Serves as a resource person and provides clinical expertise to the healthcare team on professional and nursing matters.
• Acts as a role model in clinical practice. Initiates clinical quality improvement and research activities to enhance resident care management and improve practices.
• Reaches out proactively to residents and their families regarding care needs.
• Develop staff competencies, promote clinical contributions and conducts continuous assessment and evaluation of staff’s clinical performance and professional conduct.
• Provides feedback and guides staff towards improvements in clinical and service performance.
• To participate actively in nursing committees.
• Assists the DON/CEO in all duties and deputises in his/her absence as needed

Requirement:

• Degree in Nursing or equivalent (health-related)
• Advanced Diploma in Nursing (nursing-related) or working towards
• Preferably five years’ or minimum two years of working experience in a similar position in a medium or large-sized Nursing Home in Singapore
• Registered Nurse with current SNB Registration
• Evidence of continued professional development

Interested applicants, please apply here or email to “[email protected]”