Health Care Assistant NMC Bareen International Hospital Abu Dhabi

NMC Healthcare is currently looking to hire a candidate for the job role of a Health Care Assistant (Nursing) at Bareen International Hospital, MBZC, Abu Dhabi, UAE. This is an Intermediate level full time job. And salary can range between 5000-7000 AED/month.

Responsibilities of Health Care Assistant

• Test and analyze body fluids, such as blood, urine, and tissue samples. Operate laboratory equipment, such as microscopes and automated cell counters.
• Use automated equipment that analyzes multiple samples at the same time. Record data from medical tests and enter results into a patient’s medical record.
• Assist in patient with nonmedical care and other ward related duties as directed by and under supervision of the nurse.
• Respond quickly to patients or his family’s request for assistance, keeping in mind that patient safety and Satisfaction comes first.
• Attend the call bell in the department or to any other alarm in patient’s room and report to the nurse accordingly.
• Conduct hourly patient rounding following up on patient comfort and well as any assistance needed.
• Will receive nonclinical responsibilities each shift from the nurse.
• Assist the nurse with patient’s hygiene, elimination, and mobility, physical comfort, eating and drinking needs while observing and reporting any specific changes to the licensed nurse.
• Clean the trolleys used before and after patient’s care and replace all consumables used.
• Assist the nurses obtain patient’s height and weight measurement.
• Effectively assist the nurses in maintaining patient’s elimination.
• Know hospital’s approved disinfectants and their indications for usage in their department.
• Cleaning of the biomedical equipment in accordance with the policy of NMC RHMBZ.
• Collaborates with the housekeeping team to maintain the cleanliness of the department in general as well as the kids play area.
• Check at the beginning of the shift the hand sanitizers and inform the housekeeping when it needs to be replace.
• Liaise with nurses and patients in OPD setting to support patient satisfaction, provide updates on beds availability and waiting time.
• Replace sharp containers when 2/3 filled or when the expiry day is due per hospital’s policy.
• Collect clean linen from laundry.

Assist in the maintenance

• Regular cleaning of supply boxes must be done based on the department’s routine or at least once per month when checking the stock.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the pantry and collaborates with the nurse and the dietary team to ensure that no extra trays are kept in the pantry if not needed.
• Transporting specimens to laboratory.
• Comply with patient’s confidentiality as per hospital’s policy.
• Escort stable patients by wheelchairs or assist nurses with bed transport to and from Radiology Department as well as from and to other departments and assist nurse to transport patients to the operation theatre.
• Accompany discharged patients to the exit point and assist them safely getting into their cars, for Maternity patients to be transported by wheelchair.
• Report to the nurse or the In-charge any lost or broken item/equipment when cleaning the room after discharge.
• Ensure that biomedical equipment is cleaned after discharge, returned in good condition to the equipment room and plugged in.
• Make sure that Oxygen cylinders are arranged properly and fixed in their stand and report to nurses when empty.
• Check all departments’ rooms daily and complete the daily environment checklist.
• Maintain a record for all borrowed items and follow up with the concerned department to return it when done using it to prevent loss of any item.
• Transporting instruments for sterilized to CSSD following item count by nurses; and collecting sterilized items back to the areas from CSSD.
• Check monthly CSSD sets for expiry date and report any damage to packaging.
• Ensure that the curtains that are present in the department are well maintained and sent for wash as indicated by hospital’s policy; maintain a record for the same. Make sure that the department has extra curtains to replace the one sent for wash.

What you will do more

• Collect general and stationary items from store and medications from pharmacy.
• Participates in any scheduled educational activities.
• Comply with all OSH and infection control policies, standards and procedures and cooperate with hospital management to comply those requirements.
• Work in accordance with the documented OSH procedures and instructions, specific responsibilities.
• Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures.
• Be familiar with patient safety goals that are applicable to their daily activities.
• Notifying nurses of OSH Hazards, incidents, near misses or any concerns.
• Comply with Waste management transmission-based precautions policies and procedures.
• Work together with the nurses for the completion of departmental inventories.
• Attend applicable OSH/Infection control training programs, mock drills and awareness programs.
• Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements for Role of Health Care Assistant

• Diploma in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse, valid license in the country of origin if available.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience post-graduation.

Registered Nurse NMC Bareen International Hospital Abu Dhabi