Ward Attender NMC Royal Women Hospital Abu Dhabi

• Assists patients with non-clinical needs and ensures patients are comfortable.
• Assists with skin preparation if required for pre-operative patients.
• Provides pottering services where applicable.
• Collects and returns medical record files from the various departments.
• Assists with patient meals times where appropriate.
• Transports patients from one unit to another within the Hospital via wheelchair, stretcher or bed.
• Demonstrates good bed making skills and ensures patients bed linen is changed daily at a minimum and more when required.
• Ensures quantity of bed linen is sufficient on a daily basis.
• Responsible for cleaning of non-critical equipment/surfaces and daily dusting.
• Transfers patients from bed to stretcher/wheelchair.
• Transports specimens to Laboratory.
• Assists with any administrative duties as required such as photocopying etc.
• Escorts/guides patients/family/visitors to various departments within the hospital where necessary
• Provides excellent customer service to patients and families.
• Assisting with top of unit stores/consumables.
• Ensures correct infection control protocol is followed when transporting soiled/clean instruments to and from CSSD as needed.

What you will do more

• Demonstrates correct infection control practices .
• Responsible for attending mandatory trainings as specified by the Organization.
• Assists colleagues, Supervisors, shift leaders or team members when not busy.
• Assisting patients with their belongings when discharged.
• Escorts patients to their vehicle by wheelchair or walking when discharged from the Hospital.
• Prepares daily coffee and dates and distributes them to designated areas within the Hospital for the public.
• Responsible for Inpatient room readiness for new admissions.
• Ensures inpatients have easy access to basic needs like water, tissues, TV remote control.
• Follows the reporting mechanisms/chain of command in the department ensuring all issues are accurately and promptly reported.
• Participates in orientation of new Ward Attendant to the wards.
• Completes required annual competencies .
• Demonstrates an economical approach to the utilization of supplies while assisting the Charge nurse to maintain an appropriate ward stock.
• Demonstrates strict adherence to all hospital policies and procedure.
• Demonstrates knowledge and participates in fire safety, patient safety, infection control and the other necessary precautionary measures as per hospital policy.