Thursday 20 June 2024

Patient Care Assistant (St. Mary & Portland, Jamaica) - North-East Regional Health Authority

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 a strong, dynamic, and proactive individual to fill the position of Patient Care Assistant (HSC/HS 5) at the Annotto Bay and Port Antonio Hospitals.

Summary:
Under the general direction of the Director of Nursing Services, the incumbent is responsible for the
supervision of housekeeping personnel in all departments; coordinating activities to ensure areas are
properly cleaned in a timely manner; preparing rosters, assigning duties, inspecting work, investigating
complaints regarding housekeeping services, and taking corrective action(s).
Requirements:
  • Completed Secondary School Education;
  • Certificate/Diploma in Practical Nursing or its equivalent from an accredited tertiary institution;
  • Training in First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR);
  • Three (3) years’ experience performing similar duties.

Responsibilities will include:
  • Caring of patients’ units
  • Feeding helpless patients
  • Collecting routine urine specimen
  • Collecting stool specimen and any other specimen
  • Accompanying patients for procedures
  • Making beds, cribs and bassinets.
  • Assisting patients to and from wheelchair/stretcher.
  • Caring for patients’ skin, mouth, hands, and feet.
  • Caring of pressure areas.
  • Combing and brushing patients’ hair.
  • Tidying patients’ environment for hand over to next shift.
  • Preparing dressing and equipment for sterilization
  • Assisting in admission of patients:
    • Putting the patient to bed
    • Helping unpack belongings
    • Ensuring custodial care of belongings according to hospital’s policy
  • Assisting in discharge of patients:
    • Returning belongings to patients/family according to hospital’s policy
    • Accompanying patient to hospital’s entrance exit
  • Caring of hospital equipment e.g. suction machine
  • Maintaining sterility of pick-up forceps.
  • Making dressings and assists with packing drums.
REMUNERATION PACKAGE PER ANNUM:
Salary Scale: $ 1,792,163 – 2,130,319 per annum
Cover Letters along with resumé should be submitted no later than Monday, 2024 June 24 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 SHORT LISTED
APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.



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