Healthcare Assistant
We are seeking Carers and Healthcare Assistants L0-L4 to work under the guidance of a Registered Nurse to provide quality care while earning well above industry standard rates and with the flexibility of choosing your own availability!
HCA Job Description:
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To work effectively as a Healthcare Assistant under the guidance of a Registered Nurse to provide a high standard of quality care to residents.
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To ensure residents are appropriately supported in their daily life including: hygiene requirements, socialisation with other residents, orientation to the facility, and responding to their needs.
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Duties (include but not limited to):
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Completing delegated tasks in a timely manner without constant supervision;
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Undertaking residents’ personal care tasks: hygiene requirements, grooming (shaving, brushing of teeth and hair), toileting, washing and mobilising;
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Accurately maintain residents’ documents via electronic healthcare records (eCase);
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Ensure Health and Safety compliance: use equipment safely, reports incidents, Accidents and near misses promptly, follow required policies and procedures including infection control;
Role requirements (all levels):
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Have exceptional people-skills with empathy and compassion for the elderly and their families;
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Have a reasonable level of fitness due to the nature of the role, able to perform required duties (including lifting);
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Be able to use a computer / tablet (required to update work logs electronically);
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Have excellent level of spoken and written English and numeracy;
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Be reliable and honest with a positive attitude.
Level 4 role requirements - skills and experience:
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Level 3 requirements plus
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Level 4 NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (or equivalent)
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Dementia trained
Level 3 role requirements - skills and experience:
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Level 2 requirements plus
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Level 3 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing
Level 2 role requirements - skills and experience:
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Level 0 requirements plus
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Level 2 NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing
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Medication competent
Level 0 role requirements - skills and experience:
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First Aid Certificate
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Minimum 1 year of previous aged care experience within NZ
In return you will earn above award wages plus be able to choose you own days to be on-call using our interactive booking app.