Position: General Duty Assistant (GDA)
Department: Patient Care / Nursing Department
Reporting To: Nursing In-Charge / Staff Nurse / Nursing Supervisor
Location: Hospital
Employment Type: Full-Time / Shift Duty
1. Job Summary
The General Duty Assistant (GDA) is responsible for providing basic patient care and assistance to nursing staff, ensuring patient comfort, hygiene, safety, cleanliness, and smooth day-to-day patient care activities.
2. Key Responsibilities
- Assist patients with daily activities such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding.
- Assist in shifting and transferring patients safely using wheelchairs, stretchers, and beds.
- Maintain patient comfort and cleanliness.
- Assist nursing staff in basic patient-care activities as instructed.
- Check and maintain cleanliness of patient beds, bedside areas, and patient-care equipment.
- Help patients with mobility and positioning as advised by nursing staff.
- Assist in feeding patients as per nursing instructions.
- Maintain proper hygiene and infection-control practices.
- Dispose of waste according to hospital biomedical waste guidelines.
- Assist in maintaining cleanliness of patient-care areas.
- Report any change in the patient's condition, discomfort, fall, or emergency immediately to the Staff Nurse.
- Assist in emergency situations as directed by nursing staff.
- Maintain privacy, dignity, and confidentiality of patients.
- Support nursing staff during admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
- Ensure proper availability of basic patient-care items.
- Follow hospital SOPs, safety policies, infection-control guidelines, and disciplinary rules.
- Perform other patient-care duties assigned by the Nursing In-Charge or Management.
3. Critical Care / ICU Responsibilities
- Assist nursing staff in providing basic care to critically ill patients.
- Maintain cleanliness and comfort of ICU patients.
- Assist with patient positioning and shifting under supervision.
- Ensure ICU surroundings and patient-care areas remain clean and organized.
- Assist with collection and disposal of waste as per biomedical waste protocols.
- Immediately report any abnormal patient condition or equipment-related concern to the Staff Nurse.
- Do not independently administer medicines, injections, IV fluids, or perform clinical procedures unless specifically authorized and trained.
4. Required Skills
- Basic patient-care knowledge.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in rotational shifts.
- Ability to handle patients carefully and respectfully.
- Knowledge of basic infection-control practices.
- Teamwork and coordination with nursing and other hospital departments.
- Physically capable of assisting with patient movement and shifting.
5. Qualification & Experience
Qualification: GDA / Nursing Assistant / Healthcare Assistant course preferred.
Experience: Freshers can be considered; hospital experience will be an advantage.
6. Personal Attributes
- Compassionate and patient-friendly attitude.
- Punctual and disciplined.
- Responsible and trustworthy.
- Respectful towards patients, attendants, doctors, nurses, and hospital staff.
- Willingness to work in emergency and critical-care situations.
7. Performance Parameters
- Quality and timely completion of assigned patient-care duties.
- Patient safety and comfort.
- Attendance and punctuality.
- Compliance with infection-control and hospital SOPs.
- Teamwork and coordination.
- Proper reporting of patient-care concerns and incidents.
Pay: ₹8,459.24 - ₹10,305.98 per month
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
