Unit Assistive Personal (UAP)📣 إعلان

منذ ساعتين تقريبا

	نوع العقد	دوام كامل
	طبيعة الوظيفة	بالموقع
	الموقع	الأحساء

وصف الوظيفة

About the Unit Assistive Personal (UAP) Role

Almoosa Health Group is seeking a dedicated Unit Assistive Personal (UAP) to join our team in Al-Ahsa, Eastern Province. This full-time role provides essential support in patient care and contributes to efficient unit operations, ensuring a high standard of service within our healthcare environment.

Core Duties and Patient Support

The Unit Assistive Personal (UAP) will perform a range of duties critical to patient well-being and unit functionality, including:

Making occupied and unoccupied beds.
Assisting clinical nurses with patient bathing and position changes.
Helping patients with ambulation and bathroom needs.
Responding promptly to patient calls and immediately informing the nurse of any issues.
Accompanying and transporting patients to and from destination services, between inpatient and outpatient diagnostic/treatment services, and upon discharge.
Transporting blood and other samples to the laboratory.
Assisting patients with feeding and serving meal trays.
Informing visitors about visiting times in accordance with policy.
Performing hourly rounding as per established policy.
Translating for non-Arabic staff if competent in English.
Maintaining patient confidentiality and the security of health records during transport and delivery to designated personnel.
Ensuring the safety, dignity, and comfort of patients in wheelchairs during transport.
Transporting medication between the pharmacy and nursing units.
Performing other non-clinical, non-patient care, and messenger duties as required by the Nurse Manager or as trained and sanctioned by the area Head (*, cleaning medical equipment, photocopying documents, arranging and cleaning the patient environment).
Providing personalized, coordinated care, support, and treatment for patients and families.
Treating all individuals with dignity, compassion, and respect.

Professional Standards and Unit Engagement

Candidates are expected to uphold professional standards and actively contribute to the unit's operational excellence. This includes:

Practicing within established standards, policies, and procedures.
Maintaining awareness of infection control and safety, functioning accordingly, and initiating corrective action when indicated.
Reporting any observed abnormalities to the Charge Nurse or Nurse Manager.
Participating in fire and disaster drills and mock codes.
Maintaining the confidentiality of patient and family information.
Using verbal and nonverbal communication that conveys respect for patients, families, visitors, and staff.
Maintaining an acceptable standard of attendance and reporting to work on time.
Complying with the department dress code.
Attending and participating in department monthly meetings and nursing forums.
Participating in unit activities and projects.

Essential Skills and Personal Qualities

Successful candidates for the UAP role will demonstrate the following essential attributes:

The ability to communicate effectively and build trust with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Empathy, sensitivity, and emotional flexibility to support patients under potentially difficult circumstances.
Flexibility to manage interactions with a variety of staff and patients simultaneously.
Strong teamwork skills.
The ability to maintain positive relationships with patients and other hospital staff members.
Proper, effective, and compassionate communication skills.