Job Description

Care Assistant Job Duties:

• Meeting patient and their families to inform them of the role of the Care Assistant; commencing the care plan; offering information regarding treatments, procedures, prescriptions, and continuing care.
• Participating in interdisciplinary meetings to develop care plans in conjunction with other care providers; ensuring smooth care plan advancement; promoting peer support; educating colleagues on case management practises.
• Supervising quality and delivery of care by carrying out patient rounds; documenting care and progress towards desired care outcome; identifying and correcting digression from the documented plan of care; reviewing progress with patients in conjunction with the principal care provider; working alongside external departments to agree and expedite tests, procedures, and consultations; reporting staff and performance concerns to the manager; maintaining communication with operation staff regarding deviation from the care plan or transfer/release plan.
• Measuring effectiveness of plan by evaluating the results of care with the interdisciplinary team; providing care improvement recommendations.
• Act in accordance with with hospital and legal requirements; fostering treatment practices and standards of care that comply to the values of the hospital and nursing division; observance of governing regulations.
• Follows policies and procedures to prevent the spread of diseases and illnesses amongst self, colleagues, and patients.
• Maintaining patient confidentiality and respecting the rights of patients.
• Creating and implementing organisation procedures to maintain quality standards.
• Recording patient information in the patient care database as it becomes available; backing up data; validating findings and reports.
• Continually improves industry and technical knowledge by attending professional workshops; reviewing trade publications; building professional networks; familiarising oneself with new practices.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities