Nursing Assistant - 7a-7:30p

Nursing Assistant - Mother Baby Unit

7:00am - 7:30pm

1/12 hour shift a week, every third weekend requirement, holiday rotation

Responsibilities:

Interacts with the patient in a manner that preserves patient dignity, privacy, and meets psychosocial needs of the patient.

Bathes patients and provides assistance with hygiene. (Includes baths, mouth care, shaves males, combs hair, washes patients hair as requested.)

Changes bed linens for occupied and unoccupied beds.

Assists patients with meals, feeds patients as needed.

Obtains vital signs and weights, and records.

Welcome and greet patients and visitors to the unit. Demonstrates pleasant, professional communication skills when speaking with patients, visitors, nursing staff, physicians, volunteers and personnel from other departments.

Communicates patient and unit information to the RN and interdisciplinary care team in a timely manner. Seeks help from RN when needed.

Documents patient care in an accurate, professional and timely manner according to policy and procedure.

Uses equipment appropriately, follows Department policies for equipment and supply use, cleaning and maintenance. Performs assigned duties to maintain unit in a state of survey readiness and maintain quality initiatives.

Chart Management - ensures all chart forms are properly labeled.

Performs procedures within the scope of the Policy and Procedure Manual.

Credentials:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
• Education Specialization: Equivalent Experience: And 0-1 years Training and/or experience at an acute care facility or student nurse with hospital based clinical experience 0-1 years Previous secretarial skills or healthcare experience

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