Healthcare Assistant

Job Description & Requirements

• Healthcare institution
• Working hours: 5 day work week (including weekends & PH) / 7am to 4pm / 12.30pm to 9.30pm (Rotating shifts)

Job Description:

• Orient and assist with transferring of patients to their assigned bed and facilities from the observation area.
• Assist together with nurses in transferring patients between trolley beds and wheelchairs.
• Assist with changing of linens ready for use for new patients and when soiled.
• Guide and assist patients (who are not of high-fall risk) to toilets as needed.
• Maintain the Ambulance Triage area by ensuring it is filled with Trolley Beds.
• Respond promptly to patients' call bells or requests and assist them. Otherwise, look for the nurses for assistance and relay their requests to the appropriate department, and ensure timely resolution.
• Ensure equipment and necessities are topped up, including restocking top-up stations.
• Provide feeding assistance to certain patients as directed by nursing staff.
• Monitor patients closely, ensuring their safety and comfort at all times.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of pantry supplies, alerting nursing staff to low stock levels.
• Collaborate with nursing staff in changing and cleaning patients when necessary.
• Perform any additional duties as assigned by the department-in-charge, contributing to the smooth operation of the healthcare facility.

Job Requirements:

Minimum PSLE Certificate or equivalent

Able to work in shift system