Support Worker - Medically Fragile Children
Geneva Healthcare
- Orewa, Auckland
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Previous Paediatric, NICU, disability, emergency, complex care or relatable experience
- Comfortable in a medical home environment
- Competency in oxygen therapy
- Competency in tracheostomy cares
- Competency in suctioning
- Child specific First Aid
- Confident to handle cares independently
- Must have a clean and valid NZ driving licence
- Must be eligible to work in NZ
- Subject to clean police clearance check
- Able to commit to the shifts
- Training will be provided
- All vaccinations for COVID-19
- Suctioning & tracheostomy tube change
- Moving and Handling (Hoist)
- Personal care
- Ventilator (Astral Ventilator)
- The role goes where the client goes – to school, home, and out and about in the community
- Able to assist a Registered Nurse
- Ideally person will have flexibility during the weekdays
- Monday & Wednesday to Friday 4pm-10pm
- Tueaday 9am – 5pm
- Saturday and/or Sunday 9am – 6pm
- An interest or passion in supporting children with disabilities
- Proactive, dynamic, and able to work under pressure
- Able to learn new concepts
- Good written and spoken English
- Free ongoing NZQA equivalent qualifications in Health and Wellbeing.
- Free EAP service anytime you might need counselling support an advice
- Free mobile phone
- Ongoing support provided by a dedicated career coach for your career growth
- Travel reimbursement between your clients
- Subsidised Southern Cross Health Insurance