Senior Healthcare Assistant

Company overview:

Every new client gets an in-home assessment from our RN. Mileage between clients is reimbursed.

The position:

Looking for a Senior Healthcare Assistant who wants to stay somewhere for a while. Not certified yet? We sponsor a paid, state-approved CNA class for the right candidates. This position is on site in Johannesburg.

Main duties:

• Provide incontinence care and catheter care.
• Collect urine and stool specimens when ordered.
• Help residents and patients with bathing, grooming, dressing and toileting.
• Assist with meals, set up trays and document percentage eaten.
• Turn and reposition patients every two hours to prevent skin breakdown.
• Make beds, change linens and keep rooms clean and safe.

Minimum qualifications:

• Basic English reading and writing for charting.
• Patience with residents who have dementia or behavioral symptoms.
• Must pass a background check, drug screen and two-step TB test.

Nice to have:

• Hospice or memory care background.
• Medication aide (CMA or QMA) certification.

Schedule: Days, 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM, every other weekend

What you get:

• Medical aid contribution.
• Provident fund.
• Overtime paid.
• 13th cheque.

Candidates must be eligible to work in South Africa.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Vaal Senior Care.