Care Worker required immediately: APPLY HERE

Care Worker required immediately: APPLY HERE

VACANCY: Care Giver

MPIC – Managed by Aquarius Health Care (AHC) NPO

Wards 95 and 99 are situated on the Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital premises in Lentegeur, Mitchell’s Plain. These wards have 77 beds for COVID19 positive patients.

The staff will be responsible for the admission of these patients and ensure quality palliative/ nursing care throughout their stay.

MPIC is inviting you to apply for a vacant position which will be on a full-time FIXED term contract from July – 30 November 2020.

· Date of commencement: July 2020

Job Purpose:

To deliver Nursing care/support patients and the families of patients within these wards, under the direct supervision of the Facility Manager and the Registered Nurses, including the following:

Assessing the needs of the patients and the provision of basic nursing care.
Implementation of Nursing Care Plans and reporting responses to the person in charge.
Observation of patients and patients’ condition, and documenting and reporting appropriately
Assist with Admission / Discharge Procedure under supervision

Key Requirements:

· Homebased Care Certificate

· 2 years’ experience as a Carer

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical

provide basic care to persons needing some assistance or who are unable to care for themselves, assist with activities of daily living.
Provide pressure care, wound care and other personal hygiene.
Work as a member of a team and contribute positively to the team
Taking of blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration of the patients, and recording and reporting appropriately
Administrative

Record all care given, including intake and output.
Record all observations taken.
Follow departmental policies and procedures.
Training

Attend in-service training sessions
Participate in a Performance Development Plan
Additional Tasks

In addition to the above tasks, the caregiver needs to perform any other task(s) not mentioned above, under the supervision of the Unit Manager and Registered Nurse.

Unit Manager/Professional Nurses

· To give feedback regarding care given and condition of patients.

· Inform the person in charge immediately if any changes in the patient’s condition occur.

· Discuss work-related problems.

Team Members

· To function as part of the multidisciplinary health care team. To communicate openly and clearly with all team members

Key Attributes:

Ability to work within a Team
Able to work under pressure in health environment.
Excellent time management
Please forward 2-3-page CV together with a letter of motivation to: –

No telephonic enquiries. CVS to be submitted by e-mail only. No manual submissions

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 14h00 on 23/06/2020

Applicants, who do not receive a response on their application within 10 working days of the closing date of the advertisement, are to accept that the application was not successful.

MPIC reserves the right to defer or close this vacancy at any time.

Expected Start Date: 2020/07/01

Job Type: Temporary

Experience:

palliative care: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Remotely: Yes. Apply Now

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