Healthcare Assistant
Working with you to provide the work you want, when you want!
Summary about this job
Nursing - General Medical & Surgical
Company: Medacs Healthcare New Zealand
Location: Auckland
Work type: Full Time
Salary: +8% Holiday Pay
Phone: +64-4-693-1403
Fax: +64-6-811-5805
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Detail information about job Healthcare Assistant . Terms and conditions vacancy
JOB TITLE: Healthcare Assistant (HCA)
BULLET POINTS:
- Casual work which suits you; Days, Nights, Mornings, Afternoons, Weekends and Bank holidays avaliable
- Work within Auckland’s three DHB’s or Private Hospitals or Rest Homes.
- Ad-hoc shifts or ‘lines of work’
SALARY OR OTHER INFORMATION:
Competitive Pay Rate plus 8% Holiday Pay - paid weekly!
Medacs Healthcare delivers staffing solutions to all three of Auckland’s District Health Boards and many of the Private Hospitals, as well as rest homes across Auckland. We can therefore offer you work when YOU want it making it fit your avaliability. Medacs Healthcare can offer you ad-hoc shifts, pre-bookings for a week or so in advance or a ‘line of work’ which could be from 3 to 13 weeks in duration…to ongoing!
Responsibilities:
As a Medacs Agency Staff member working within the acute setting of the public or private Healthcare system you will be responsible for:
- Providing 1 on 1 care to patients
- Assistance with personal day to day care ie; bed washes, toilet assistance
- Catheter Care
- Taking bloods and general observations as well as documenting them
- Preparing patients for surgery
- Restocking linen and supplies
- Making beds, tidying patient rooms and theatres
- Assisting with patient transfers
- Assisting Nurses and Allied Health staff with procedures/ workload
Experience Needed:
- Healthcare Assistant (Level 3 or Level 4) qualification with a minimum of 6 months recent experience
- 2nd or 3rd Year Nursing Student
- Able to nominate at least two senior references who you have recently worked
- MUST have right to work in New Zealand
Profile:
- Strong work ethic
- Self motivated and able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Excellent time management skills so to cope with a busy load of patients and juggle conflicting pressures
- Confident, friendly, caring and patient focussed
- Personable and presentable
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem solver - ability to come up with solutions and use initiative
- Passionate and knowledgeable about healthcare and patient care
Culture & reward:
Working with Medacs Healthcare you will enjoy the following:
- Competitive market rates PLUS 8% Holiday Pay
- Dedicated Recruitment Team whom are Healthcare Professionals themselves - they understand!
- $150 Refer-A-Friend bonus (http://info.medacs.com/nz/refer-a-friend)
- FREE Manual Handling & CPR Training (our next courses are in May)
- Subsidised Crisis Prevention Intervention Training
- Regular Social Events to meet other Medacs Agency Staff and become part of the Medacs Community
To Apply
If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to know more apply now or contact Jade Smith (Recruitment Consultant) on 09 623 8006 for further information and/or a confidential discussion. Alternatively, please click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts. We look forward to speaking with you.
Right people, right place at the right time.