Annual Salary:€32,691 for 39 hours per week
Care of Residents
· Carry out all instructions relating to the direct care of residents, as directed by the Nursing Staff.
· Support the promotion of equality for all residents.
· Contribute to the protection and safety of residents at all times.
· Assist in the ongoing support of residents and others significant to them by enabling residents to maintain their interests, identity and well-being and maintaining contact with those who are significant to them.
· Support residents in the transition due to changing from one care requirement to another.
Hygiene
· Bath, shower, shave, dress and undress residents.
· Assist with the care of the unconscious residents.
· Assist with the care of incontinent residents.
· Assist residents who are confined to bed with their toilet needs.
· Assist in the toileting of residents including the giving, removing and emptying of urinals and commodes.
· Clean and disinfect urinals, commodes, hoists, shower seats and trolleys etc.
· Supervise residents on commodes, in toilets and bathrooms and assist patients with their hygiene needs.
Nutrition
· Obtain, transmit and store information relating to the delivery of the nutritional service within the Nursing Home.
· Give help and support to residents during their meal times.
· Ensure, for individual residents that dietary needs are adhered to, including special diets and supplementary drinks under the direction of the Nursing Staff.
Mobilisation
· Enable residents to maintain their mobility in the immediate environment.
· Lift and position residents, when necessary.
· Assist patients with walking and limb exercises.
· Ensure residents are comfortable in beds or on chairs.
· Assist with recreational activities and diversional therapy.
General Duties
· Distribute denture to residents, as required.
· Escort residents to hospitals (e.g. outpatient clinics), when required.
· Deal with residents’ personal property, as per Nursing Home policy.
· Take care of residents’ dentures, glasses and hearing aids.
· Assist residents to make telephone calls.
· Answer call bells and report requests to Nursing Staff. Check that bells are in working order and within reach of residents.
· Make occupied and unoccupied beds.
· Move beds and furniture within rooms, as required.
· Assist with the Last Offices and in the preparation of the deceased for transfer to the mortuary.
Other Responsibilities
· Attend to spillages immediately to reduce the risk of accidents.
· Ensure the linen cupboard and store areas are kept tidy and stocked.
· Ensure that the Rooms, Day Rooms, Kitchen, Bathrooms, Sluice Rooms and Toilets are left clean and tidy at the end of each shift and after residents’ usage, as appropriate.
· Carry out errands, as required.
· Report broken items in need of repair to the Director of Care (or the Staff Nurse on duty).
· Receive visitors to the Nursing Home with courtesy.
To be able to work Minimum 39 hours per week
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: €32,691.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: On the road
