Basic Care Assistant - Singapore - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD

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Singapore

1 week ago

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Description

Job Purpose:

The job-holder is responsible to provide personalised, specialised and cost-effective care to the patients in accordance to established

Duties and Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)
1.1.

Assists the Registered Nurses/Enrolled Nurses in providing basic care planned for patients:

Changes bed linen and makes up beds.
Dresses and assists with personal hygiene of patients.
Attends to skin care of helpless and immobile patients with stable conditions
Assists with lifting, moving and transporting patients.
Serves diet/removes meal trays.
Helps patients with good swallowing reflexes and able to drink and eat normally (and no contraindications for oral feeding) with their drinking/eating.

1.2.

Assists Registered Nurses/Enrolled Nurses to observe general condition of patients and reports observations (usual and unusual) to the nurse-in-charge e.g.

behaviour.

1.3. Gives and removes bedpans and urinals for patients.

1.4.

Assists the Registered Nurses/Enrolled Nurses in treatment under supervision:

Applies cold compress and carries out tepid sponging.

1.5.

Assists with general duties:

Answers call bells and gives assistance within constraint of his/her responsibilities.
Engages patients in conversation to allay anxiety and helps them to settle in.

Secondary Responsibilities and Duties (20%)