Healthcare Assistants

JobScope:

The HealthcareAssistant provides support and assistance to the registered and enrolled nursesin the delivery of nursing care to the residents and helps to maintain a clean,safe and comfortable environment for them.

Job functions:

· Helps to maintain a clean, safe and neat environment for theresidents in the nursing home.

· Performs routine cleaning of the ward and other areas andequipment.

· Bathes, changes and feeds the residents.

· Assists residents in their activities of daily living (ADL) suchas personal hygiene, toileting and grooming

· Prepares residents for meals and feeds those that need feeding

· Collects food from kitchen and serves them to the residents.

· Cleans up the place after meal time.

· Makes the bed and changes the bed sheets.

· Accompany residents to hospital when necessary.

· Accompany residents for their outing trips when necessary.

· Scrubs toilets and bathrooms daily

· Sweeps and mops all bedrooms daily

· Empties rubbish, bedpans and urinals

· Maintains the physical environment such as cleaning the windowsand the office

· Responsible for the laundry of the Home.

· To be on rotational shift and on call whenever necessary.

· Any other duties assigned by Supervisors.