INSTITUTIONAL WORKER

Job Summary

·         Proper endorsement of outgoing to incoming duty every shift; never leave the area without a reliever.

·         Report on the assigned area 30 minutes prior to schedule duty.

·         Assists in the transport of patients and does errands for the stations

II.           Duties and Responsibilities

·         Assists breastfeeding mother to transfer on a wheelchair or stretcher for transport to NICU Department.

·         Maintain the cleanliness of the area and sterility of the special unit.

·         Helps changes and clean empty bedpans, urinals, kidney basin and suction bottles and secure them in proper storage.

·         Assists the patient to move in bed or to wheelchair/stretcher and transport them to Radiology Department, Ultrasound, Diagnostics or OR/DR Complex for any procedure to be done.

·         Sends any requests to Pharmacy, CSR, Laboratory, Radiology, Diagnostics and other department with the corresponding request logbook.

·         Sends specimens to laboratory for examination as well as other diagnostic requests to the Radiology, Diagnostics and Pulmonary Department.

·         Facilitates Emergency Purchases (EP) of medicines/supplies and Send-outs of laboratory tests

·         Assists in credit memo of excess supplies for patients to be discharged

·         Helps in transporting Direct-To-Room admissions (DTR); Gets Patient’s Data Sheet and delivers it to the designated areas

·         Monitor and checks all Oxygen tanks and gauges on assigned station and update the Supervisor or Charge nurse on its status.

·         Brings all empty Oxygen Tanks together with the designated folders to CSR dept. and ensure patient’s oxygen tank is duly encoded by the Charge Nurse on duty.

·         Always available for any emergency; perform chest compression to patients that need CPR.

·         Assists in providing post mortem care to expired patient and accompanies body to the morgue.

Additional responsibilities for Special Areas:

·         Assists the ICU nurse on duty on lifting, turning, bed bath, mouth care and giving back rub.

·         Assists the ICU nurse on duty for morning care and diaper changes.

·         Assists nurse-on-duty in transporting babies to other unit for treatment surgery thru an incubator/crib.

·         Assists nurse-on-duty in changing linen/positioning of critically-ill babies on mechanical ventilator.

·         Operates, assembles, adjust or monitor equipment such as Oxygen Tank, droplight and suction machine to ensure proper operation.

·         Assists to transfer patient from OR theatre to RR and assists to transport patient from RR to their respective rooms.

·         Performs other functions or tasks as maybe assigned from time to time by the Management.

III.        Job Specifications:

a.    Education/Experience:

A "2 years course graduate" or Bachelor’s degree

IV.          Working Schedule:

   (Shifting schedule)