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 individuals to fill the position of Hospital Attendant (Portering) (HSC/HS 1) at the Annotto Bay Hospital.
Under the general direction of the Supervisory Hospital Attendant/Hospital Administrator, the Hospital
Attendant will be required to:
- 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
- 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.
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.