Healthcare Assistant
Summary
Provides direct care to residents including transferring, serving meals, maintaining hygiene, assisting with ADLs, escorting to medical appointments, and taking vital signs; works under supervision of center staff and therapists.
Job Responsibilities:
- Transfer of residents
- Serve meals under supervision of a centre staff
- Maintain hygiene and cleanliness of living environment of residents
- Implement infection prevention and control activities
- Performs ADLs for residents (e.g. personal hygiene, toilet training, feeding, ambulating)
- Escort residents to the hospital or polyclinics to seek medical treatment or for follow-up reviews; reports to doctor on our assessment of the medical condition/behavioral issues of the residents and feedback to Nurse-In-Charge about the doctor’s assessment, prescription and investigation reports
- Taking and reporting of vital signs, weight and conduct monthly monitoring of glucose level
- Assists the therapists in carrying out planned therapy
- Conduct therapeutic and maintenance programme under the guidance of therapists
- Engage with residents observing & reporting of residents’ condition
- Observing & reporting of residents’ condition
Job Specifications
- Minimum GCE ‘O’ Level or ITE or equivalent
- Strong interpersonal skills and a good team player with the ability to work and collaborate well across all levels
- Resourceful, adaptable to changes and able to think on the feet
- Able to communicate effectively with clients.
- Computer Literate
- Good team player, self-motivated and service orientated
- Able to work 3 rotating shifts including weekends and PH