Healthcare Assistant (Inpatient)
Thomson Medical is in the midst of an exciting transformation, where new ways of working, systems and processes are re-shaping.
If you do not want to miss out this excitement and believe in our purpose in empowering life journeys by caring for generations of women, children and families, we invite you to apply for the following opportunity with us!
The Healthcare Assistant is primarily responsible for rendering patient care, performing simple treatments and routine duties
Responsibilities- To render basic care for patient
- To make beds together with other grades of staff and cleans and makes up discharged patients’ beds. To prepare companion beds at 8.30pm.
- To bed bath all CRIB and Post-operative patients and take BD and 4 hourly TPR. Assists patients to toilet.
- To assist in swabbings and attend to patients call bells.
- To collect and send urine, stool and blood specimens to the laboratory. Send used instruments/dressing packs to CSSD for sterilization and collects them back
- To attend to customer complaints (received verbally or through letters) expeditiously. Informs Nurse Manager / Staff Nurse in-charge about such complaints and carry out corrective or preventive actions in consultation with the Nurse Manager.
- To bring out flower baskets from patients’ rooms at 8.00pm and leave them outside the rooms.
- To collect, sort and store supplies from Central Supplies Department.
- To maintain cleanliness of all work areas.
- To assist in keying daily orders into the Hospital Information System in the absence of the ward secretary.
- To provide feedback to Nursing Manager about the purchase of products and services supplied by vendors to assist in vendor evaluations.
- To assist in admitting new patients and order or cancel diets.
Requirements:
- Minimum Secondary level or Equivalent
- Able to read and write in simple English
- At least 1 year of relevant hospital experience
- Able to work staggered shift on a 6-day work week including weekends
If you do not possess the above experience, your application will still be considered on individual merits and you may be contacted for other opportunities.
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