Patient Care Assistant (Clarendon, Jamaica) - Lionel Town Hospital (SRHA)

 

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), a Statutory Body under the Ministry of Health & Wellness responsible for the management and operation of Public Health Services within the Parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth, invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the following position in LIONEL TOWN HOSPITAL: PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT (HSC/HS 5)-VACANT (salary range $1, 657, 751 – $1, 970,545 per annum and any allowance (s) attached to the post).

Job Summary
The incumbent will be responsible for assisting with the hygienic, nutritional, elimination, psychological and psycho-social needs of the patient and share the responsibility for maintaining the cleanliness of the environment.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Allied Health Care Assistance (Patient Assistant) – Level 2 (HEART Certification)
• A minimum of two (2) subjects at CXC or GCE equivalent including English Language and a
• numeric subject
• At least one (1) year working experience as a Practical Nurse

Specific Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Ability to understand verbal and written instructions
• Possess high integrity and ethics
• Good verbal communication skills
• Possess good customer service skills
• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills

Key responsibilities will include:

• Attending to the hygienic needs of the patient.
• Assisting with the nutritional needs of the patient.
• Assisting with the elimination needs of the patient by providing bedpans and urinals.
• Assisting with basic counselling of patients such as comforting patients to alleviate fears.
• Maintaining sterility of pick-up forceps and arrange trays and sets.
• Assisting with the maintenance of the storage room for sundry items.
• Accompanying patients to clinics for procedures and other facilities for continuation of care.
• Conveying/collecting specimen items to/from pharmacy/laboratory.
• Making dressings and assists with packing drums, return soiled sets etc. to CSSD.
• Performs simple dressings as instructed.
• Assisting in admission of patients and ensures custodial care of belongings according to hospital policy.
• Assisting in discharge of patients and returns belongings to patient/family according to hospital policy.

Special conditions associated with the job:

• Required to work on a shift system.
• Standing/walking for prolonged hours.

Applications along with resume should be sent no later than Wednesday, March 06, 2024 to:

Senior Human Resource Officer,
Clarendon Health Department,
1-3 Jackson Street,
Denbigh, Clarendon.

E-Mail: lthpersonnel@gmail.com

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