General Duty Assistant

Eligibility: 

10th Pass

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Job Description:

Individuals in this job provide patient care and assist in preparing patients unit. Some of the key responsibilities of a General Duty Assistant are to provide personal care, comfort and assistance in fulfilling the nutritional and elimination needs of the patient while ensuring their safety

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Course Outcomes:

• Explain the role and responsibilities of a GDA
• Maintain proper body mechanics while handling the patient
• Ensure patient safety while carrying out procedures
• Prepare patient unit
• Assist the healthcare team for basic patient care like dressing, grooming
• Assist in maintaining nutrition and hydration and elimination needs
• Transfer patient samples and documents within the hospital
• Assist hospital staff in carrying out end of life care
• Apply infection control measures and dispose biomedical waste according to the standard protocols
• Promote safety and apply usage of personal protective equipment

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Course Duration:

1000 hours (240:00 Hours duration) for Classroom,
180:00 Hours Skill Lab Training
580:00 Hours of mandatory OJT

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Certification:

Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC)

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