Job Description
Oasis Healthcare Group Limited is Kenya’s first and largest countrywide fully-integrated private
healthcare system, registered in October 2015 and born out of the Oasis Group Practice model of
health services provision to harmonize the various companies & facilities existing across the
country under the Oasis umbrella. We currently have facilities in the following counties: Kisii,
Nyamira, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya, Uasin-Gishu, Kitui, Nairobi, Kakamega, Bungoma and
Busia
We are currently looking for a qualified and dedicated candidate to fill the following position;
JOB TITLE: PATIENT/HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT
LOCATION: SIAYA/HOMABAY/KISII
Overall Responsibility
The successful candidate shall provide comprehensive support services to admitted patients to
enhance their comfort.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Assist patients to perform self-hygiene by providing bathing water, making beds, and
assisting in bathing where necessary.
2. In liaison with housekeeping, ensure that patient rooms/wards are always ready for
admissions.
3. Escort patients for admissions to the allocated rooms, perform room orientations, and
ensure the patients are comfortable.
4. Perform periodic ward visits to check on patients and escalate care where necessary.
5. Participate in ensuring the patients have taken their meals and drinks.
6. Assist nurses in making occupied beds and NGT feeding for patients.
7. Assist patients in toileting by providing bedpans and urinals
8. Perform Ongoing cleaning of clinical equipment and working surfaces (trolleys, stretchers,
wheelchairs), preparing treatment/procedure/delivery rooms prior to use.
9. Assist patients in onboarding and offloading patients from Taxis, ambulances, cars or
helicopters
10. Maintain inventory of equipment such as ripple mattress, wheel chairs, stretchers, and stock
take of toiletries, linen and other items used by the patient.
11. Document all patient responses to direct care/assistance given in the Patient Assistants Care
Plans and progress notes.
12. Accompany patients who have been discharged or referred out of the facility as may be
advised by the nurse in-charge.
13. Transport equipment, specimens, X-rays, patient records, patients and deceased patients
between wards, departments, theatres and out of the facility
14. Assist in administrative duties such as photocopying ward forms.
Job Requirements & Skills
1. A Certificate in Nurse Aide/ Certificate in Healthcare Assistance
2. Ability to work with minimum supervision.
3. Computer literate and good reporting skills.
4. Compassionate.
5. Knowledge of the Hospital’s Health and Safety policies and procedures