Nursing Assistant, Surgical Telemetry, FT, Nights

Nursing Assistant (Non-Certified)

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

To provide quality patient care, the successful Nursing Assistant (non-certified) performs certain nursing activities in caring for the personal needs and comfort of the adult, geriatric, infant and adolescent patients under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse.

Accountabilities

• Taking and recording vital signs accurately and with repeating questionable values.
• Assists with admission of patients to the unit by preparing room, and greeting and orienting patient and/or family to unit (bed, call light, phone, TV).
• Collecting urine, stool, and sputum specimens.
• Preparing patients for meals and assisting in feeding and providing snacks and supplements.
• Assisting adult/pediatric patients with toileting needs in relation to their age including emptying established colostomy bags.
• Removing and reapplying antiemboli hose or compression devices.
• Maintaining cleanliness and order of treatment room, utility room, diet kitchen, hallways, and alcoves.
• Completing documentation in EMR in an accurate and timely manner.
• Delivering specimens to appropriate department as requested.
• Disposes of excess linen and keeps linen emptied.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

This is a non-management job that reports to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

Completion of a nursing assistant program preferred.

No previous experience required.

Candidates without previous nursing assistant experience that have not completed a nursing assistant training program will be required to complete a Prisma Health training program after hire.

Other Required Skills and Experience

• Graduate of a Nursing Assistant Training Program preferred
• Basic computer skills
• Knowledge of office equipment
• Data entry

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

1008 Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

10086412 Surgical Telemetry