Job Description Department: Nursing Title: Health Care Assistant OPD
Reports To:
The Nursing House Supervisor, OPD Head nurse and Assistant Head Nurse in the absence of Head Nurse.
Accountability:
Accountable to Nursing House Supervisor, OPD Headnurse.
Job summary:
Personnel who assist in providing basic nursing care, and Ensures that OPD rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for the day, act as a runner/patient transporter to other departments within the hospital, Interact and communicate effectively with all staff, and physicians.
Responsibilities and duties:
· OPD Head Nurse is responsible for assignments of the health
Care Assistants in the OPD.
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Assists with
patient admissions:
ü Stretcher / bed
transfer
ü Removal of clothes
ü Assist with patient
gown
ü Weighs patient
·
Take and record:
ü Oral Temperature
ü Respirations
ü Radial pulse rate
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Escort patients to clinics, cashier, pharmacy etc.
·
Demonstrates knowledge of parameters to report to OPD Head
Nurse/ Charge Nurse.
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Cleans equipment.
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Exhibits cultural sensitivity to patients and family.
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Ensures clean, dirty utility and store rooms are tidy.
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Ensures that Consultation rooms are adequately stocked
and prepared for the day.
Competencies:
Education:
·
High School Diploma.
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Basic Nursing Training is preferred.
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Able to read, write and speak Arabic well.
· Able to understand and speak Basic English.
Experience:
· 1-2 yrs experience in the hospital is preferred.
Training:
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In house by education department.
· Attend fire fighting and infection control sessions as scheduled by respective department.
Communication skills:
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Ability to maintain emotional stability to cope with
human suffering, emergencies and other on the job stresses.
·
Good communicator and pleasing disposition.
Competencies:
1- Vital Signs.
2- High level disinfection.
3- Handling In-Patient & outpatient cases.
4- Assessment and reassessment.
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