Job Title :Ward Attendant
Responsible To :Nursing Officer
Grade :A
No of posts :Two
Department : Nursing
Job summary: Helps patients by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs; providing comfort, transportation. Enhance nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provides patients’ personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths.
• Maintain clean ward surroundings including linen sluicing.
• Assist patients in taking their medications.
• Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Provides patient’s comfort by utilizing resources and materials; answering patients’ requests; reporting observations of the patients to nursing supervisor.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports and records.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications.
• Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping patient information confidential.
• Serves and protects the hospital by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and other requirements.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned but not reflected here
Skills and qualities of a Ward Attendant:
Good communications skills.
A friendly and helpful manner.
A good level of physical fitness for loading and pushing heavy trolleys.
The ability to cope well under pressure
The ability to follow instructions.
A reliable and hardworking approach.
Good judgment and decision making.
A commitment to caring for others.
The ability to cope well with sickness, death and distress.
Personal cleanliness
Bedside Manner
Infection Control
Health Promotion and Maintenance,
Creating a Safe and Effective Environment,
Teamwork,
Customer care
Job requirements
Must be a Mosotho citizen who is able to read and write and speak English and has at least set for COSC examination.
Must be physically fit.
How to apply:
Suitably qualified and experienced candidates should submit their applications, curriculum vitae, three (3) reference letters, certified copies of educational certificates and a copy of ID to:
Human Resources Officer, Scott Hospital of LECSA, P/Bag Morija 190
Closing date is Friday 31st December 2021 at 12:00 noon
Disclaimer:
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Scott Hospital reserves the right to appoint suitable candidates that meet the application requirements. No late applications will be accepted.