Healthcare

(Nursing Assistant/Nursing Aid)

Healthcare Assistant duties and responsibilities

Healthcare Assistants must be well versed in a number of care and medical techniques. They must be informed about the most recent care techniques available and always be looking for ways to improve their skills and knowledge. Some common duties and responsibilities include:

  • Assisting with daily living activities such as eating, showering and using the toilet
  • Utilising equipment to move patients when necessary
  • Helping tidy the patient’s home or room
  • Taking the patient’s vital signs such as blood pressure and temperature
  • Talking to patients and reassuring them
  • Attending meetings with other healthcare professionals
  • Assisting nurses and other staff when needed
  • Adhering to professional standards
  • Delivering reports to Case Managers and reviewing any important changes in the patient’s condition

A Health Care Assistant plays a crucial role in ensuring that patients are not only comfortable, but also have their personal needs met. They also keep the managing Nurse updated with the information about the conditions and mental states of the patients. Their daily duties and responsibilities can include:

  • Helping the patient with exercises
  • Turning a bedridden patient on a schedule
  • Feeding the patients and helping them drink
  • Cleaning patients teeth and assisting them during a shower and bath
  • Making the patient’s bed, changing the bedding and providing them with toileting assistance
  • Keeping patient records up to date and taking their medical histories
  • Reporting all changes on the patients and other important observations to the Nurse
  • Monitoring patient vital signs and health
  • Adhering to professional standards, following policies and procedures and aided by government regulatory requirements, as well as Nursing standards

A Healthcare Assistant is able to perform their daily tasks with little oversight but must be able to report to the nursing staff about the status of a patient. They may have to update their Nursing Manager daily through electronic charts, or on a weekly basis during general meetings. A Healthcare Assistant must be able to handle and organize numerous patients’ records so that they are clearly accessible by the nursing staff when required. A Healthcare Assistant may also be tasked with reporting a patient’s progress to the patient’s family.

Healthcare Assistants must be able to show empathy and understanding to the many patients they care for. A successful Healthcare Assistant will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications that include:

  • Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks safely and efficiently
  • Clear verbal communication skills to explain sensitive information
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • The ability to work well with their hands
  • Capability to accept criticism
  • The ability to work well with others

The Course duration is 24 hours of classroom Instructor-led training

Caregiver

A Healthcare Assistant, or HCA cares for patients in a hospital, residential care facility or a patient’s home. Their duties include assisting patients with daily activities, checking vital signs and assisting nursing staff when necessary.

Basic Caregiving

You’ll work under the guidance of a healthcare professional such as a nurse and your job will vary depending on where you’re based. For example, in a hospital you may:

  • wash and dress patients
  • serve meals and help to feed patients
  • help people to move around
  • make beds
  • make patients feel comfortable
  • monitor patients’ conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight

You’ll work under the guidance of a healthcare professional such as a nurse and your job will vary depending on where you’re based. For example, in a hospital you may:

  • wash and dress patients
  • serve meals and help to feed patients
  • help people to move around
  • make beds
  • make patients feel comfortable
  • monitor patients’ conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight
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COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Jo-an Catherine Tejada-Cachero
Jo-an Catherine Tejada-CacheroInstructor - Healthcare Assistant (Nursing Aid)