Nursing Aide
Must-have:Principal
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist residents to go through the hand washing regime before meals
- Assist to bathe the frail and weak residents
- To supervise the bathing of residents daily
- Ensure that residents are properly attired and are clean at all times
- To change diapers for residents
- To assist non-ambulant and semi-ambulant residents with their toilet and other needs
- To ensure that residents have regular haircut, shave and their nails trimmed, neat and nice
- To maintain the overall cleanliness of the Home
- To wash, mop or vacuum dry and disinfect dormitories
- To check toilets at regular intervals and to ensure they are clean and in good condition
- To clean / sun bed boards at regular intervals
- To refer residents’ medical problems to Nursing Staff on duty and in their absence to the Welfare Officer on duty
- To assist Staff Nurse in their work
- To escort residents to hospital / clinic for appointments
- To distribute drinking water to non-ambulant and semi-ambulant residents
- To ensure that residents receive and have their meals at designated areas. Assist to cut food, serve food and feed residents if needed
- To patrol the dormitories at regular intervals and attend to the needs of the residents
- In the event of death, to inform the Welfare Officer on duty and to screen off the dead resident until the arrival of ambulance and police
- Do skin treatment for residents. Instil eye drops and administer inhalers to residents
- Check parameters for residents (eg. Blood Pressure, Hypocount, etc)
- Assist Staff Nurse in serving medications to residents
- Any other duties as assigned by management
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Diploma in Nursing
- Thoroughness, Problem Solving
- Medical/Nursing Competency
- Analytical Thinking