Post-Operative Caregiver (Private Home) – Entry Level

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a private medical ward in Johannesburg CBD. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Location: Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister

• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care

• Dementia care or palliative care short course
• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve

• Uniform supplied
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• 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.
• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.