Health Care Assistant

Description:

To assist the nursing team in providing nursing care to assigned group of patients, performing a variety of non-licensed patient care activities, ensuring the safety, personal needs and comfort of the patients are met

Actively participates in upholding and promoting the vision and culture of University Hospital Sharjah (UHS)
Complies with all the UHS policies, procedures and fire regulations
Participates in all aspects of the International Accreditation Programme to assist UHS to attain and maintain international accreditation standards
Assists registered nurses in performing basic duties that are in line with the facility, MOH, JCI, FDON policies, procedures and standards
Maintains a safe, clean environment using approved infection control practices
Acts as a chaperone for patients as required, preserving the patient’s dignity Assists nurses in turning, moving, or transporting patients on a stretcher or wheelchair.
Tidies rooms reporting any unsafe situation to the team leader
Assists with meal tray delivery and return, noting fluids taken and informing to assigned RN
Assists those patients who are unable to feed themselves
Making an unoccupied bed or assisting a RN to make an occupied bed
Weighing of ambulatory patients
Cleaning up after procedures, treating used instruments as per standard precautions
Transporting of specimens as appropriate after ensuring that it is correctly labelled
Checks & stocks supply rooms as designated by team leader
Assists with the maintenance of a clean, safe environment
Demonstrates sensitivity to patients’ comfort and privacy and expresses interest in their progress
Utilizes and ensures maintenance of equipment and instruments, reporting any damages, equipment malfunctioning to the Bio – Medical department and nurse in charge immediately, including the quality control checks on refrigerators and monitoring of room temperatures
Undertakes a range of clinical support functions including preparing and stocking clinical areas in line with the protocols
Accompany patients for x- ray procedures, ECG, CT Scan
Accompany Physician during physical examination
Participates in nursing continuous quality improvement initiatives, in service education programmes, unit meetings and committee functions as assigned by nurse in charge
Initiates emergency, safety practices and fire safety measures as necessary
Reports all incidents through agreed channels and chain of command, ensuring Incident report is completed, submitted to nurse in charge and any immediate action required taken
Maintains and adheres to patient confidentiality at all times
Responsible for attendance to yearly mandatory training as scheduled on mandatory training calendar
Responsible for professional clinical practice and is actively involved in updating knowledge through educational activities
Performs other job related duties as assigned (within scope of practice)
The employment terms and conditions for this position are specified in the individuals Employment Contract