Purpose of the Role

Reporting to the Covering Director, Cancer Rehab and Supportive Care Services, you are responsible in providing personalized, specialized and cost effective care in accordance to established hospice policies, standard 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 which provides 24 hours medical care, pain & symptom management and family support.
- Assess nutritional needs in the patient with advanced diseases including adjusting current medication as needed so as 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 counselling and refer to social workers department in our organisation.
- 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 to give caregivers bereavement and emotional support when necessary.
- Prepare training notes for presentation and planning of training and education for nurses.

Job Specifications

- 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 to practice.

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

📌 Senior Staff Nurse (Chile)
🏢 Singapore Cancer Society
📍 Chile