Health Care Assistant

Job summary

A Healthcare Assistant (HCA), also commonly known as a nursing assistant, auxiliary nurse, or home care aide, plays a critical support role in the medical field. Operating under the direct supervision of qualified healthcare professionals like doctors and registered nurses, an HCA provides hands-on, foundational care to patients to ensure their dai

Min Qualification: Degree Experience Level: Entry level Experience Length: 1 year Language Requirement: English Work Type: Part Time Working Hours: 8 to 5 Applicant Location: Nigeria

Job descriptions & requirements

Responsibilities:

• Help patients with daily living activities, including bathing, washing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding.
• Assist with turning, repositioning, lifting, walking, and transferring patients using mobility aids to prevent bedsores and injury.
• Track and record a patient's temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration, and weight, and report any sudden changes to nursing staff.
• Collect lab specimens (such as urine or stool samples), prep rooms, sterilize equipment, and assist with basic wound care or dressings.
• Make and change bed linens, clean patient rooms, empty bedpans/commodes, and keep medical supplies and inventory stocked.
• Offer companionship, listen to patient concerns, reduce anxiety, and act as a bridge of communication between patients, families, and the medical team.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 1 year of experience
• A minimum of a degree in a related field