Patient Care Assistant/ Ward Boy

nan; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 179,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Provident Fund

Job summary

The Ward Boy role in India is responsible for assisting nursing staff with basic patient-care support, maintaining cleanliness and order in the ward, and ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for patients.

Key duties include patient transfers, transporting materials, aiding in procedures, and upholding infection control guidelines. The position requires 10th/12th standard education, ability to work in shifts, and a compassionate hospital team player.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: 10th or 12th standard as required by the hospital.
• Basic understanding of hygiene and infection control.
• Ability to work in shifts, including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Responsible, punctual, patient and compassionate.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Assist nurses in providing basic non-clinical patient care.
• Help patients with mobility, transfers, and transportation within the hospital.
• Transport patients to diagnostic, treatment, or other hospital departments as instructed.
• Assist in shifting patients between beds, wheelchairs and stretchers.
• Maintain cleanliness and proper arrangement of beds, bedside areas, and ward equipment.
• Help with changing bed linen and maintaining patient comfort.
• Transport specimens, reports, medicines, equipment, and other hospital materials as authorized.
• Assist nursing staff during procedures and emergencies as directed.
• Dispose of waste appropriately according to hospital infection‑control procedures.
• Maintain hygiene and follow hospital safety and infection‑prevention guidelines.
• Provide respectful, courteous, and compassionate assistance to patients and their attendants.
• Report any patient concerns, accidents, damage, or unusual incidents to the nursing staff.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Ward In‑Charge or hospital management.

Skills

Compassionate

Teamwork

Punctual

Shift work

Education

10th/12th education

Job description

Job Summary

The Ward Boy is responsible for assisting nursing staff with basic patient-care support, maintaining cleanliness and order in the ward, transporting patients and medical materials and ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist nurses in providing basic non-clinical patient care.
• Help patients with mobility, transfers, and transportation within the hospital.
• Transport patients to diagnostic, treatment, or other hospital departments as instructed.
• Assist in shifting patients between beds, wheelchairs and stretchers.
• Maintain cleanliness and proper arrangement of beds, bedside areas, and ward equipment.
• Help with changing bed linen and maintaining patient comfort.
• Transport specimens, reports, medicines, equipment, and other hospital materials as authorized.
• Assist nursing staff during procedures and emergencies as directed.
• Dispose of waste appropriately according to hospital infection‑control procedures.
• Maintain hygiene and follow hospital safety and infection‑prevention guidelines.
• Provide respectful, courteous, and compassionate assistance to patients and their attendants.
• Report any patient concerns, accidents, damage, or unusual incidents to the nursing staff.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Ward In‑Charge or hospital management.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum education: 10th or 12th standard, as per hospital requirements.
• Basic understanding of hygiene, cleanliness, and infection control.
• Ability to work in shifts, including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Responsible, punctual, patient and compassionate.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a healthcare team.

Pay:

₹16,000.00 - ₹17,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person