Healthcare Assistant

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Healthcare Assistant

Community Hospital

Provide support and assistance to trained nursing staff in the delivery of patient care services. This involves and includes assisting in the maintenance of a clean, orderly and safe ward environment and ensuring that that patients’ meals are served correctly and punctually.

• Assist in making and changing bedsheets
• Assist in meal preparation and serving meals to patients
• Be adept with lifting and transferring of patients
• Assist nurses in basic care of patients
• Porter and accompany patients for medical appointments
• Maintain good housekeeping of ward/general environment
• Maintain daily cleanliness of utilities, e.g. commode chairs and shower chairs
• Perform despatch duties to other departments and other hospital

Prerequisites:

• Secondary education
• Able to read and understand English
• Able to work 3 rotation shifts during weekends and public holidays
• Physically fit and able to assist in transferring bedridden residents
• Passion to care for the elderly

Work location(s):

• St. Andrew’s Community Hospital

Senior Care Centre

• 5-day work week, full time or part time
• Porter clients
• Attend to basic nursing and general care of clients
• Serving food and feeding clients
• Provide medication assistance and simple wound dressing
• Update records of medication assistance and observations
• Assist to plan and conduct group programmes
• Attend meetings to update clients’ conditions
• Maintain tidiness and cleanliness of the centre

Prerequisites:

• Minimum secondary education with Certificate in Healthcare Support
• Candidates with no relevant experience will also be considered

Work location(s):

• St. Andrew’s Senior Care (Henderson, JOY Connect, Queenstown, Tampines Central)