Health Care Assistant

Position requirements: -

• Form 4 Certificate.
• Certificate in Health Care Assistant training from a recognized institution
• At least 1-year relevant experience.
• Should demonstrate high level of compassion, integrity, commitment, professionalism, stewardship and God fearing.
• Ability to meet set deadlines.

Keyresponsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Dusting and bed making.
• Assisting patients with elimination needs.
• Assisting patients with feeding, taking bath andoral hygiene.
• Supervising patients as they take their oral medications after a nurse has dispensed.
• Dressing patients into different clothes afterbath or after soiling themselves.
• Top-tailing neonates in Maternity ward.
• Assisting mothers in salt baths and dressing their babies.
• Ordering and receiving surgical items from the storeand buffer.
• Pressure-area care of bed ridden patients.
• Positioning patients for meals or different procedures.
• Clearing waste from patients' rooms, clean trolleys and run errands.
• Performing general duties as directed by the supervisor.