Nurse Helper

Main responsibilities　 - Working under the supervision of registered nurses, the nurse assistant provides basic nursing care to patients on surgical ward 　 - Assists registered nurse perform patient care and monitoring activities as required including taking patients vital signs 　 - Prepares the patient for OT pre operatively and receives the patient with the registered nurse post operatively 　 - Transports patient to X-ray department, etc. …　 - Reports any eventful physical and or psychological change in patients’ condition.　 - Prepares patient’s bed and room and ensures a high standard of patient hygiene is maintained 　 -Assists with or undertakes personal cares for the patient when needed　 - Receives clean linen, collects dirty linen and disposes as per the hospital’s policies　 - Sterilizes and decontaminates equipment on the ward 　 - Orders patients diets / completes checklists 　 - Performs other duties as directed by the registered nurse　 -Applies Universal Precautions 　 Skills and qualifications　 - High school level　 - 2 - 3 years work experience in similar function including experience in working in an acute orthopaedic and reconstruction service.　 - Good knowledge of spoken English