Health Attendant

Duties and Responsibilities Clinical Care • Make frequent rounds and attend to residents’ needs. Ensure the safety, comfort and well-being of the residents and report residents’ needs to the nurse • Assist in ensuring the comfort and good personal hygiene of the residents under his/ her care, and keeping them clean, e.g. oral toilet, showering and grooming, trimming of nails, changing of diapers, changing of clothes and bed sheets • Assist in serving meals and oral feeding of resident without swallowing disorders • Assist nursing care staff in the transfer and positioning of non-ambulant residents • Assist and participate in residents’ recreational, occupational, social and therapy programmes • Assist nurses to ensure residents take their medicines • Accompany residents to specialist outpatient clinic for follow-up appointments and outing trips • Assist in last offices Quality • Maintain a safe and clean environment, e.g. cleaning and mopping of spillage or discharges, cleaning of residents’ bed and bedside locker, making of beds • Participate in staff development programmes • Is responsible to be familiar with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and all emergency protocols Administration • Maintain accurate documentation of care rendered and confidentiality of residents’ information Job Requirements: • Primary/ Secondary education