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Ref: MP200-297
Job description / Role
• Ensures that patients have an adequate supply of clean linen, and that soiled items are removed.
• Responsible for keeping patient rooms clean and neat.
• Prepares beds as required.
• Observes and reports all changes in the physical and mental state of a patient to the Registered Nurse
• Assists all patients with activities of daily living
• Provides assistance with lifting and turning patients and assists patients with ambulation
• Orients patients to the nurse-call system, television and telephone
• Receives patients and visitors in the nursing unit
• Provides assistance in emergencies
• Answers bells promptly and calls the nurse practitioner, if indicated
• Provides bed bathing and pressure care to patients
• Assists with patient nutrition and feeding
• Takes and records vital signs
• Maintains knowledge of the upkeep of intake and output of a patient
• Provision of administrative support
• Assisting in maintaining a tidy unit; especially the Nurses station, and utility rooms
• Monitoring and ordering linen and stores
• Caring for patient flowers and patient belongings
• Collecting or taking items to other areas of the hospital as requested by the Nurse Manager or Team Leader.
Requirements
• Nursing Diploma - 2 years
• At least 2 years post graduate experience
• Current DHA license or Eligibility letter as a Nursing Assistant or as a Registered Nurse
• Fluency in written and spoken English (Arabic language skills are well regarded)
• High level of verbal and written communication skills
• High level of interpersonal and organizational skills
• Good computer literacy
• Ability to function effectively under pressure
• Ability to promote excellence in patient care through mentoring and quality management
About the Company
Mediclinic Middle East is part of Mediclinic International, one of the top 10 listed private hospital groups in the world with 52 healthcare facilities in Southern Africa, 14 in Switzerland under the name Hirslanden AG and 10 in the UAE. Their headquarters are in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Previously EHL Management Services, the company became Mediclinic Middle East when its majority shareholder, Mediclinic International, acquired all remaining shares from its partners Varkey Group and General Electric in October 2012.
Mediclinic Middle East owns and operates some of the most respected healthcare facilities in the region. These include Mediclinic Welcare Hospital, Mediclinic City Hospital, Mediclinic Dubai Mall, Mediclinic Ibn Battuta, Mediclinic Meadows, Mediclinic Arabian Ranches, Mediclinic Mirdif, Mediclinic Al Qusais, Mediclinic Al Sufouh and Mediclinic Beach Road.