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