Health Care Assistant
Position Description:
To assist the registered nurse in the provision of indirect and limited direct care for patients under the supervision of the RN given to patients throughout the life span.
Position Responsibility:
•Prioritizes work.
•Provides general hygiene, personal care and activities of daily living for the patient under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse.
•Maintains a safe and clean environment for patient / staff.
•Decontaminates equipment as per biomedical department's guidelines.
•Carries out routine damp dusting of patients rooms, store room stored equipment as per established routine and maintains records of such.
•Demonstrates knowledge of and the ability to render care and services based on age appropriateness and developmental need of patient.
•Responds promptly and positively to patients, families, co-workers, and all others in a respectful, courteous, and confidential manner.
•Ensures patient rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for patient.
•Escort patients to other departments as needed.
•Acts as an interdepartmental courier.
•Supports the effective functioning of unit routine, i.e. answers call bells, prepares charts, etc.
•Performs additional duties as specified by Head Nurse, Team Leader or Senior Staff Nurse.
•Responds appropriately in crisis and emergency situations.
•Measures and records daily:
•Fridge (Medication and nutrition) temperature
•Linen warmer temperature
•Glucometers daily quality check
•Cleaning schedules
•Accountable for accurate charging and store organization
•Appropriate use of the sick leave system
•Maintains a safe, hygienic JCI standard unit environment.
Position Qualification:
•2 years nursing assistant or midwife experience.
•Fluent in English, spoken and written.
•Arabic speaker desirable.
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