Healthcare Assistant (3 shifts/GOVT) - Entry Level/Central #HAO
Salary: up to $2350
Duration: 1 yr contract
Working Days & Hours: · Morning: 8am end between 4pm to 6pm
· Afternoon: start between 11am to 1pm and end between 7pm to 9pm
· Night: 8pm to 8am
Location: Queenstown
Job Description:
General Hygiene and Patient Care Activities
· Attend to patients’ call bells
· Assisting patients with elimination needs, includes application of urosheath
· Apply anti-embolism stockings
· Prepare patient for physical examination and/or other procedures
· Change bed linen and patient’s clothing
· Perform assisted baths
· Perform perineal skin care
· Perform last offices
· Assists with lifting, transferring, positioning and transporting of patients
Nutritional Needs
· Document intake and output
· Order patients' meals
· Serve patients' meals and perform oral feeding
· Remove nasogastric tube (NGT)
· Assist to feed patient via NGT/ PEG
· Perform continuous tube feeding
· Basic handling of continuous feeding pump
Admission Procedure
· Prepare for patient admission
· Measure patients' height, weight and vital signs for baseline
· Orientate patient on ward environment and visitor policy
· Perform initial assessment on patients
Inter-Departmental Transfer
· Set up, handle and replace portable oxygen tanks
Clinical Test & Vital Sign
· Perform vital signs monitoring and record measurement
· Perform 12-lead electrocardiogram
· Perform capillary blood glucose monitoring and record measurement
· Collect urine, stool, sputum specimens and dispatch
· Collect MRSA swabs (nasal, axilla, groin) and dispatch
· Perform safe measure of urine from urinary catheter
Drug Administration/Therapy
· Administer oxygen therapy
Nursing procedures
· Assist with application of physical restrainers
· Remove peripheral venous cannula
· Re-position bed bound patients 2 hourly
· Assist with oral suctioning
· Assist with complex wound dressing and bandaging
· Assist with IV cannulation and venepuncture.
· Assist with initiation of emergency procedures
· Perform bladder scan
· Assist doctor / nurse in minor surgical procedure
Patient fronting tasks
· Manage visitor access to patients in the ward
· Provide teaching to patients and relatives on infection control practices
· Follow up on planned discharges, obtain and follow up on appointments for all discharged patients
· Manage calls and coordinate between wards and various dept/ NOK
Bed Management
· Perform headcount audit of patients in the ward
· Request beds for transfer out of patients
· Update patient movements out of the ward, example transfers and discharges
Medical Records
· Request for medical records and X-rays electronically, if required
· File casenotes and compile casenotes in the ward for transport to HIMS/MRO
Inventory management
· Perform inventory count and asset tracking
· Top-up supplies
· Perform fire safety checks on a monthly basis
Service
· Engage patient and family in ward orientation and visitor policy
Process review
· Participate in QI projects
Clerical support tasks
· Handle incoming and outgoing mails, and coordinate with porters to dispatch and receive items or supplies
· Conduct discharge of simple cases
· Collection of patients' property
· Perform daily ward rounds to update:
o Patient's name updated in headboard
o Attending Doctor/Discipline updated in system
o Choice of class and acuity (e.g. HD/ICU/GW)
Portering
· Transport patients for urgent procedures with nurse
· Porter urgent cases (patients) on wheelchair
· Collect and dispatch of items in urgent situation
Housekeeping
· Maintain a safe work environment and patient area
· Maintain cleanliness & tidiness of work and patient environment
· Perform proper waste disposal including handling of spillage
Job Requirements: Min NITEC/Diploma in any course w min relevant experience
Interested candidates, please submit your resume to: [email protected]
Ally Audrey Lok Xin Woon
Recruit Express Pte Ltd (Healthcare & Lifescience)
Company EA Licence number : 99C4599
Personnel EA License: R21102307
Salary: up to $2350
Duration: 1 yr contract
Working Days & Hours: · Morning: 8am end between 4pm to 6pm
· Afternoon: start between 11am to 1pm and end between 7pm to 9pm
· Night: 8pm to 8am
Location: Queenstown
Job Description:
General Hygiene and Patient Care Activities
· Attend to patients’ call bells
· Assisting patients with elimination needs, includes application of urosheath
· Apply anti-embolism stockings
· Prepare patient for physical examination and/or other procedures
· Change bed linen and patient’s clothing
· Perform assisted baths
· Perform perineal skin care
· Perform last offices
· Assists with lifting, transferring, positioning and transporting of patients
Nutritional Needs
· Document intake and output
· Order patients' meals
· Serve patients' meals and perform oral feeding
· Remove nasogastric tube (NGT)
· Assist to feed patient via NGT/ PEG
· Perform continuous tube feeding
· Basic handling of continuous feeding pump
Admission Procedure
· Prepare for patient admission
· Measure patients' height, weight and vital signs for baseline
· Orientate patient on ward environment and visitor policy
· Perform initial assessment on patients
Inter-Departmental Transfer
· Set up, handle and replace portable oxygen tanks
Clinical Test & Vital Sign
· Perform vital signs monitoring and record measurement
· Perform 12-lead electrocardiogram
· Perform capillary blood glucose monitoring and record measurement
· Collect urine, stool, sputum specimens and dispatch
· Collect MRSA swabs (nasal, axilla, groin) and dispatch
· Perform safe measure of urine from urinary catheter
Drug Administration/Therapy
· Administer oxygen therapy
Nursing procedures
· Assist with application of physical restrainers
· Remove peripheral venous cannula
· Re-position bed bound patients 2 hourly
· Assist with oral suctioning
· Assist with complex wound dressing and bandaging
· Assist with IV cannulation and venepuncture.
· Assist with initiation of emergency procedures
· Perform bladder scan
· Assist doctor / nurse in minor surgical procedure
Patient fronting tasks
· Manage visitor access to patients in the ward
· Provide teaching to patients and relatives on infection control practices
· Follow up on planned discharges, obtain and follow up on appointments for all discharged patients
· Manage calls and coordinate between wards and various dept/ NOK
Bed Management
· Perform headcount audit of patients in the ward
· Request beds for transfer out of patients
· Update patient movements out of the ward, example transfers and discharges
Medical Records
· Request for medical records and X-rays electronically, if required
· File casenotes and compile casenotes in the ward for transport to HIMS/MRO
Inventory management
· Perform inventory count and asset tracking
· Top-up supplies
· Perform fire safety checks on a monthly basis
Service
· Engage patient and family in ward orientation and visitor policy
Process review
· Participate in QI projects
Clerical support tasks
· Handle incoming and outgoing mails, and coordinate with porters to dispatch and receive items or supplies
· Conduct discharge of simple cases
· Collection of patients' property
· Perform daily ward rounds to update:
o Patient's name updated in headboard
o Attending Doctor/Discipline updated in system
o Choice of class and acuity (e.g. HD/ICU/GW)
Portering
· Transport patients for urgent procedures with nurse
· Porter urgent cases (patients) on wheelchair
· Collect and dispatch of items in urgent situation
Housekeeping
· Maintain a safe work environment and patient area
· Maintain cleanliness & tidiness of work and patient environment
· Perform proper waste disposal including handling of spillage
Job Requirements: Min NITEC/Diploma in any course w min relevant experience
Interested candidates, please submit your resume to: [email protected]
Ally Audrey Lok Xin Woon
Recruit Express Pte Ltd (Healthcare & Lifescience)
Company EA Licence number : 99C4599
Personnel EA License: R21102307