Clinical Support Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

•    Clinical Support Assistant (CSA) works under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional, usually a registered nurse, and assists with basic duties that are in line with the hospitals policies and procedures.
•    Performs a range of duties as directed in accordance with the patient’s individuality, abilities, culture and choices. Such as:
•     Washing and dressing patients
•     Serving meals and helping to feed patients
•     Helping patients mobilize
•     Assisting patients to the bathroom /toileting
•     Making beds
•     Talking to patients and making them comfortable
•    Practices in accordance with BIH values and moral principles and maintains confidentiality as appropriate. 
•    Assists the patient with general hygiene and helps maintain a safe, clean environment using infection control practices. 
•    Provides information and observations to assist the nursing staff.
•    Operate basic equipment to obtain data and keeps them clean. 
•    Keeping departments clean and tidy. 
•    Organizes department stores, carriages and trolleys with consumables while keeping them clean and tidy. 
•    Transporting specimens to laboratory.
•    Assists nurses in the discharge process (handing over paperwork to the pharmacy and admission office).
•    Initiates emergency, safety practices and fire safety measures as necessary. 
•    Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

•    Clinical Support Assistant (CSA) works under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional, usually a registered nurse, and assists with basic duties that are in line with the hospitals policies and procedures.
•    Performs a range of duties as directed in accordance with the patient’s individuality, abilities, culture and choices. Such as:
•     Washing and dressing patients
•     Serving meals and helping to feed patients
•     Helping patients mobilize
•     Assisting patients to the bathroom /toileting
•     Making beds
•    Talking to patients and making them comfortable
•    Practices in accordance with BIH values and moral principles and maintains confidentiality as appropriate. 
•    Assists the patient with general hygiene and helps maintain a safe, clean environment using infection control practices. 
•    Provides information and observations to assist the nursing staff.
•    Operate basic equipment to obtain data and keeps them clean. 
•    Keeping departments clean and tidy. 
•    Organizes department stores, carriages and trolleys with consumables while keeping them clean and tidy. 
•    Transporting specimens to laboratory.
•    Assists nurses in the discharge process (handing over paperwork to the pharmacy and admission office).
•    Initiates emergency, safety practices and fire safety measures as necessary. 
•    Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

•    Education: Diploma in Nursing.
•    Registered Nurse, valid license in the country of origin if available.
•    Basic Life Support (BLS) 
•    Experience: Minimum 2 years’ experience post-graduation