HOME HEALTH AIDE

Brief Course Description

Trainees pursuing this skill will be taught to bathe and dress patients; serve meals and assist the patient to eat; take vitals; turn/reposition bedridden patients; lift patients into beds, wheelchairs, exam tables, etc.

Answer patient calls; provide and empty bed pans; clean and sanitize patient areas; change bed linen; deal with body and oral hygiene, administer medication; check records, clean and tidy patients' rooms.

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Job Title 

• Nursing Aide

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Job Title after further studies

• Registered Nurse

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Where are the jobs?

• Entrepreneur 

• Home Care Providers

• Geriatric Homes

• Nursing Homes

• Hospitals

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Servol Training Centres

​Beetham Life Centre

Chaguanas Regional Life Centre

El Soccorro Regional Life Centre

Forres Park Life Centre

St. Andrew's Regional Life Centre (Sangre Grande)

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Training Period 
Three (3) Terms (ADP not included)

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Advanced Training

• College of Science, Technology & Applied Arts of Trinidad & Tobago (COSTATT)

• University of the Southern Caribbean (USC)

• Trinidad & Tobago Registered Nursing Association (TTRNA)

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Certification 

• Servol Trade Certificate

• National Examination Council (NEC)

 
Literacy Level 

3 - 5

Working Conditions 

• ​Indoor/Outdoor 

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Physical Requirement 

• Above average body strength

• No allergies

• Good disposition 

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Other Requirements

• Ability to settle and pacify the patient

• Have patience and even temper while treating patients

• Confidentiality