Nursing Assistant

Job Title

Enhances the effectiveness of the clinical team by collecting patient data, responding to resident/patient requests, providing personal care, and maintaining the clinical environment.

Essential Functions

• Provides Patient Care
  • By prioritizing, planning and completing patient care as assigned
    • attending to personal care needs
    • assisting with patient transfers and ambulation
    • obtaining accurate vital signs and other clinical parameters and specimens including: blood sugar readings, EKG's and drawn blood samples
    • responding to patient requests
    • requesting RN or LPN supervision with new or unfamiliar tasks.
  • Reviews Policy and Procedures prior to performing tasks that are unfamiliar.
• Establishes a compassionate environment
  • By providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support to patients and families and other associates.
• Promotes Customer Service
  • By greeting patients, visitors, and associates in person and on the telephone
    • answering questions within the scope of practice
    • relaying calls to patients
    • giving directions
    • and referring inquiries to clinical staff and physicians.
• Communicates Information
  • By collecting and documenting in the patient record
    • providing clinical reports at regular intervals to fellow nursing assistants and nurses
    • notifying RNs of significant findings or change in patient condition.
• Documents Resident/Patient Care Services
  • By recording information in the chart as soon as possible after collection
    • recording intake/output totals at the end of shift or specified times
    • records patient activity and care on the chart.
• Maintains Patient Confidence and Organizational Confidentiality
  • By keeping information confidential
    • responding to patient requests using tact and diplomacy.
• Collects Resident/Patient Information
  • By operating patient care equipment, including blood glucose monitor, blood pressure cuffs, lifts and scales according to policy and procedure
    • observing patient response to care
    • engaging patient in conversation and acting upon responses or requests.
• Provides a Safe and Clean Working Environment
  • By completing environmental rounds
    • keeping patient rooms, supply rooms and hallways free from clutter
    • applying infection control policies and procedures to daily practice
    • and other unit specific equipment checks and maintenance duties
    • meeting dress code requirements and maintaining adequate personal hygiene.
• Supports Unit Efficiency
  • By cleaning and restocking patient equipment
    • assisting with cleaning and monitoring of equipment
    • contribute to PI activities
    • using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results
    • reporting maintenance and equipment issues per policy
    • reporting to assigned unit on time, ready to meet the responsibilities of the position and punching in and out as per Good Shepherd policy and maintaining Etime sheet as necessary.
• Maintains Technical Knowledge
  • By identifying own learning needs
    • attending educational workshops
    • by seeking resources to meet learning needs
    • attending unit meetings
    • reading unit memos and meeting minutes and meeting ongoing mandatory education requirements.
• Contributes to Organizational Team Effort
  • By arriving on duty as scheduled; maintaining attendance
    • demonstrating flexibility in response to change
    • acting as support personnel and perform assigned duties independently to allow licensed associates to complete their responsibilities
    • by offering to assist other associates with patient care and unit activities that arise throughout the shift.
  • Participate in orienting new employees

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Education
    • High School Diploma required
  • Work Experience
    • 1 year acute or long term experience preferred
  • Licenses / Certifications
    • Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required within 30 days of employment. Certification must be maintained throughout employment.