Registered Nurse - Homecare

Job Description

• Conduct scheduled home visits (typically within 48–72 hours and again between days 7–14 post-discharge) and additional visits as clinically indicated.

• Perform comprehensive maternal assessment:

• Uterine involution, lochia characteristics, and perineal/caesarean wound healing.

• Bladder and bowel function, hydration, and nutrition.

• Breast examination, milk production, and breastfeeding technique evaluation.

• Screen for postpartum blues, depression, or anxiety using validated tools (e.g., EPDS).

• Perform comprehensive newborn assessment:

• General appearance, tone, temperature, feeding pattern, and elimination.

• Growth monitoring: weight, length, and head circumference plotted on WHO growth charts.

• Check umbilical cord healing, skin condition, and signs of jaundice or infection.

• Identify and escalate any maternal or neonatal red flags promptly to the obstetrician, neonatologist and paediatrician.

• Ensure completion of required neonatal screenings (hearing, metabolic, and others per DOH policy).

• Provide individualized education on:

• Exclusive breastfeeding techniques and positioning.

• Safe infant sleep, cord care, hygiene, and immunization schedule.

• Maternal self-care, nutrition, rest, emotional wellbeing, and physical recovery.

• Deliver culturally sensitive counselling, respecting family beliefs and privacy.

• Guide families on danger signs requiring urgent hospital review.

• Promote partner/family involvement in newborn and maternal support.

• Reinforce importance of family planning and postpartum follow-up appointments.