Nursing Care Assistant Flex Team

WVU Medicine -

- Responsibilities: Provides and assists with patient care including basic hygiene, comfort, support and safety measures, nutrition and elimination needs, simple treatments and procedures, vital signs, weights, glucose monitoring and mobility utilizing proper tools and body mechanics appropriate to the ages of the patients served.; Receives and communicates patient information accurately; recognizes when to call or report information to the nurse.; Orients patient/significant other to the unit and the patient room upon admission and ongoing.; Answers call lights and performs purposeful rounding timely and appropriately ensuring patient/family needs are being met.; Documents assigned tasks according to policy and procedures of the unit