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Job Description

AMI is bidding on a contract to provide teams for a mining project to countries on the African continent. The ideal Nursing Assistant must be able to travel to any African country on short notice. As this is a rapid response, suitable candidates must be able to travel within a short period of time after being contacted for the project. Candidates must also be willing to travel to potential remote and austere environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain a hygienic and safe work environment in accordance with the MBHS Healthcare Standards and all associated policies and procedures.
• Assist with cleaning and organizing the ward to ensure it is clear of dust and items are easily accessible.
• Make patient beds and clean the patient’s room as directed by the nurse in charge.
• Ensure a clean and tidy bedside environment.
• Escort patients to and from the ward for tests (i.e. blood tests, x-ray scans).
• Assist the qualified nurse in taking and collecting patients from the operating theatre.
• Assist the registered nurse to care for clinically ill patients with bed bathing, pressure sore care, ambulating patients, monitoring fluid intake and output.
• Maintain routine patient checks, as ordered by the nurse in charge and report anything unusual.
• Assist the registered nurse in wound care dressings, if required.
• Assist with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and providing fluids between meals.
• Inform the nurse in charge/ allocated registered nurse of any concerns relating to appetite or reduced fluid intake.
• Provide patients’ personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assist with travel to the bathroom; and help with showers and baths.
• Assist with oral hygiene as required.
• Answer patients’ call lights and requests; decide if any additional help is required and call a registered nurse.
• Report on any patient change in the patient’s physical or mental health to the registered nurse or unit leader immediately.
• Follow proper procedure of lifting, turning and ambulating patients in and out of the bed or chair, as directed by the registered nurse and according to the patient’s current level of activity.
• Ensure patients have adequate fluids as directed by the registered nurse.
• Inform the unit leader/registered nurse immediately if there are any urgent or emergency patient cases.
• Follow patient isolation policies and standards at all times.
• Continually demonstrate adherence to the Infection Control Policy, especially maintaining proper hand washing technique.
• Use and maintain correct personal protective equipment (PPE) such as eye protection, masks, gowns and gloves where appropriate.
• Carry out any other duties assigned by the Unit Leader or Registered Nurse within your scope of practice.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills Required: 

• CV, Active license to practice and certificate of training.
• Required Education: Grade 12 certificate
• Must have a Care Giver certificate or country equivalent
• Years of experience needed: 2 years of professional experience.
• Good knowledge of nursing principles and techniques and their relation to medical practice, material medical, sanitation and personal hygiene.
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Honest and reliable: display high level of integrity since he/she may be in a position to take care of patient’s personal belongings.

Note: Please submit your resume/CV, diploma, passport copies and credentials translated to English language.

AMI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The position is contingent upon award of the project and should we be awarded additional details (salary, work schedule, location, etc.) would be provided.

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION