Hospital Attendants (Porters) - Portland, Jamaica - Port Antonio Hospital (NERHA)

HOSPITAL ATTENDANTS (HSC/HS 1)

The North-East Regional Health Authority, a statutory body under the Ministry of Health & Wellness with responsibility for the management and delivery of public health services within the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland, is seeking strong, dynamic, and proactive individuals to fill the position of Hospital
Attendant (Portering) at the Port Antonio Hospital.

Summary:
Under the general direction of the Supervisory Hospital Attendant/Hospital Administrator, the Hospital
Attendant will be required to:
Required Qualification & Experience:
  • Complete school to grade 9 level
  • Be physically fit and able to bend, stand and lift
Specific Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  • Knowledge of excellent customer service delivery
  • Knowledge of lifting techniques
  • Knowledge of organizing and prioritizing work
  • Working Knowledge of Health Hazards

Key responsibilities will include but not limited:
  • Required to transport patients to Out-patients clinics, Casualty, to the Wards, for laboratory and x-ray services. This is done with wheelchairs and stretchers given the required situation
  • Required to lift and support patients who are unable to walk
  • Assigned to work with ambulance service periodically
  • Required to deliver items from one area of the hospital to another
  • Required to assist in maintaining the hospital buildings and compound by assisting in the cleaning of same
  • Required to empty and clean all garbage receptacles and replace them in their appropriate areas
  • Required to clean and keep in good condition, all the tools he has to work with eg. Wheelchairs,
  • stretchers, etc.
REMUNERATION PACKAGE PER ANNUM:
Salary Scale: $ 916,530 – 1,089,466

Applications along with resume should be submitted no later than Friday, 2024 March 8 to:

The Director,
Human Resource Management & Development,
North-East Regional Health Authority,
34-38 Ocean Village Shopping Centre, Ocho Rios,
St. Ann.

E-mail: jobs@nerha.gov.jm or Fax: (876) 795–2747

WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR RESPONDING, HOWEVER, ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.




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