Careers
Job Title : Registered Nurse
Accountable to : Nurse Manager
Report to : Senior Manager, Health Services
Job Summary :The HFJ has a vacancy for an enthusiastic professional to join our team. The incumbent will be responsible to work at the In-House Clinic and on the Mobile Screening Team on a rotational basis, screening patients for cardiovascular disease. He/ She is responsible for supervising all staff working on the Mobile Team and assisting the Nurse Manager with the supervision of staff at the In-House Clinics. He/ She will also assist the Nurse Manager in the day-to-day operations of the Medical Department as required.
Qualification and Requirements
- Be a Registered Nurse — registered with the Nursing Council of Jamaica.
- Previous supervisory experience.
- Be willing to travel island-wide and stay overnight (as required).
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- To be available for work on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays as arranged in
- advance and to overnight with the Mobile Screening team when required.
- Be BLS certified &/or prepared to attend relevant course and in-service training as
- required – BLS, FA, ACLS and ECG Interpretation certificate courses. Show a
- willingness for upgrading skills through further training.
- Be computer literate and efficient in Microsoft office suite.
Interested candidates should send their resumes by email to:
Deadline August 31, 2022 – Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Job Title: HealthCare Assistant
Accountable to: Executive Director
Reports to: Senior Manager- Health Services
Job Summary: Conducts all tests related to the medical services of The Heart Foundation of Jamaica – In-House, Mobile Screening, BP Programme and health fairs. Performs interviews and gives advice within limits of knowledge and refer to the Registered Nurse as necessary.
Job Requirement:
- The incumbent should have completed Biology/Human & Social Biology to Grade II
- Be a Practical Nurse with certification from a recognized school OR have experience working in a medical facility.
- Have experience in administering ECG.
General Duties
- To ensure that privacy and confidentiality of medical and personal information is maintained at all times.
- To be willing to travel island wide and be available for work on weekends and public holidays as arranged in advance and to stay overnight with the team when required.
- To demonstrate an aptitude for training re medical techniques and information. To show a willingness for upgrading skills through further training.
- To display good time-keeping and in doing so avoid delaying the entire medical team when in the field or inconvenience clients waiting to be processed in-house.
- To screen clients for cardiovascular disease and any other condition (which may be present simultaneously) under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
- Assist in the processing of ECGs for the Cardiologists and for clients.
Interested candidate should send their resume via email to:
Deadline August 31, 2022 – Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.