Health Care Aide

The Healthcare Aide assist the Nursing Aide in providing care services to residents/clients and assists them with the activities of daily living as described in the care plan. Duties may include skin care, hair care, mouth care, bathing, positioning and movement, exercise, feeding and diaper change. The Healthcare Aide is also required to maintain the general cleanliness of the Home.

Operation

1. Maintain the general cleanliness of the Red Cross Home for the Disabled such as the wards, toilets, offices, etc.

2. Assist the Nursing Aides to bathe, dressing and grooming the residents/clients

3. Assist the Nursing Aides to feed the residents/clients

4. Assist the Nursing Aides to turn and re-position bedridden residents/clients

5. Assist the residents/clients in activities such as wheeling them around the Home compound, supervise exercise routines and accompany resident/clients on outside recreational activities

6. Look after the residents’ personal needs, e.g. changing them whenever necessary

7. Accompany residents to clinics/ hospitals when necessary

8. Assist in transporting clients to and from therapy session

9. Perform shift duty which includes night shift

10. Participate in staff development programmes

11. Assist in recreational and social programmes for the residents

12. Undertake any other duties as assigned

Customer Management

1. Respond to queries on the telephone from volunteers and members of public on services provided by the division and redirect if necessary to relevant divisions.

2. Meet and greet clients and visitors.

Project/Programme Management

1. Support staff in assigned programme/event.

2. Assist in programme/event and operational duties

Any Other Duties

1. Assist to provide orientation for new foreign staff

2. Perform first aid duty in the event of an emergency or when required

Job Specification

1. GCE ‘O’ or ‘N’ Levels or its equivalent

2. Healthcare Aide Certificate (from country of origin) or it’s equivalent

3. Basic Nursing skills, such as feeding, turning, changing, bathing, etc.

4. Able to understand English

5. Compassionate

6. Able to follow orders

7. Physically fit and efficient

8. Independent as well as good team player

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $2,100.00 - $2,670.00 per month

Benefits:

• Food provided
• Health insurance
• Professional development

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Early shift
• Night shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Overtime pay
• Performance bonus

Work Location: In person