Nursing Assistant (Rehabilitation Unit)

A retirement village frail care centre in Germiston needs someone kind and reliable to look after patients who can't manage alone. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll report in Germiston. Relocation is not covered for this one. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient

• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate

• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting
• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits

• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres

• Name the type of patients you've cared for, such as stroke patients or dementia residents, in your first CV line.
• Recruiters phone references for care jobs, so warn your references and check their numbers still work.