Senior Staff Nurse (Home Hospice)

Reporting to the Covering Director, Cancer Rehab and Supportive Care Services, you are responsible for providing personalized, specialized, and cost-effective care in accordance with established hospice policies, standards of nursing care, and practices. Key Responsibilities: Conduct home visits and perform night call duties when scheduled. Prepare and write care plans for new patients. Conduct monthly checks and replenishment of medication/medical supply and record controlled drugs. Act as a case manager coordinating and implementing a plan of care for the client with advanced disease referred to the organization. Work in collaboration with members of a multi-disciplinary team in a setting that provides 24 hours of medical care, pain & symptom management, and family support. Assess nutritional needs in the patient with advanced diseases, including adjusting current medication as needed to achieve optimal symptom control. Implement and review care plans for the patients, working with members of a transdisciplinary team to achieve the highest level of coordinated care for the patient. Identify patients and families in need of financial assistance and/or counseling and refer to the social workers department in our organization. Check patients’ case files who are discharged before sending to related colleagues/department and after home visit by doctors and nurses, in the absence of a nurse supervisor. Prepare family caregivers for approaching death and provide caregivers with bereavement and emotional support when necessary. Prepare training notes for presentation and planning of training and education for nurses. Participate in in-service education programs, seminars, and training courses for updating nursing skills and knowledge in hospice and palliative care as directed by nursing lead and Resident Physician. Assume professional responsibility and accountability for outcomes in nursing practice. Coordinate the respite care volunteer program. Key Requirements: Registered nurse with knowledge in Basic Palliative Care Nursing and nursing skills. Candidate must have a strong base of knowledge to act as a specialist and general nurse and demonstrate the ability to integrate nursing theory into practice. Minimum 5 years of relevant experience. Experience with Palliative/Geriatric patients will be advantageous. Bilingual (English and one other local language: Malay/Tamil or Chinese dialects e.g. Hokkien will be useful). Able to use basic Office software and access healthcare online portals such as NEHR and AIC-IRMS. Passion for hospice and palliative care; willingness to deal with issues of death and dying. Mature and holistic outlook on a person’s well-being, including care of family/caregivers. 5-days work week, 8.30 am to 6 pm. On-call allowance provided. #J-18808-Ljbffr