Compassionate Hospital Care Assistant

KPJ Healthcare Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

KPJ Healthcare Berhad, a leading private healthcare provider in Malaysia, seeks a dedicated nurse to deliver essential care, perform ward rounds, and support physicians and the nursing team. You will ensure patient comfort, safety, hygiene, and accurate documentation while coordinating with families and colleagues.

The role involves assisting in procedures, maintaining stock levels, transporting patients, and upholding hospital standards in a dynamic ward environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic nursing care that aligns with the vision, mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives of the nursing services and the hospital.
• Notify the nursing leaders of any situations that impact the quality of care.
• Obtain ward report and assignment at the beginning of each shift and perform additional tasks as assigned by the Unit Manager or Senior Registered Nurse.
• Conduct regular nursing rounds to assess patients’ needs and communicate with them and their families.
• Prepare and tidy patients’ beds and linens as needed and organize patients’ belongings as well as furniture.
• Disinfect beds, furniture, and equipment after utilizing them.
• Keep the ward, store, fridge, and its facilities clean and tidy.
• Assist the patient with Activities of Daily Living
• Answer phone calls and relay messages.
• Attend to patients’ call bells promptly.
• Assist nurses in transporting patients to and from the operating theatre.
• Escort patients to other services for diagnostic tests and from the ward to other areas upon discharge.
• Dispatch specimens to the laboratory and collect results
• Collect pharmacy and surgical supplies to maintain adequate stock levels for operations.
• Send out portable oxygen tanks for refilling or exchange, ensuring a continuous supply for emergency needs.
• Assist the trained staff in various aspects: patient comfort, safety, nutrition, hygiene, admission, transfer, discharge, dressing, intravenous lines, catheterization, etc.
• Cleans and disinfects the trolley and instruments after use and stores them properly.
• Record daily charges for items used in the ward and update patients’ charges accordingly.
• Maintain the record of intake and output chart for each patient.
• Lift, turn, and position patients safely
• Accompany the consultant in performing procedures and rounds in the absence of trained nurses
• Attend meetings held by the service.

Job description

KPJ Healthcare Berhad, a leading private healthcare provider in Malaysia, seeks a dedicated nurse to deliver essential care, perform ward rounds, and support physicians and the nursing team. You will ensure patient comfort, safety, hygiene, and accurate documentation while coordinating with families and colleagues.

The role involves assisting in procedures, maintaining stock levels, transporting patients, and upholding hospital standards in a dynamic ward environment.