NURSING ASSISTANT - 6 TOWER

Nursing Assistant

40 hours per week Day/Evening Rotation Hours: 6a-630p, 2p-1030p, 6a-230p

Job Summary: Assists in the safe care of the patient on the 6 Tower unit as directed. Assists in maintaining safe and efficient unit operations and utilizes excellent customer service skills. Permitted to change patient from portable O2 to wall O2. Education Minimum: High School Diploma or equivalent Preferred: Current enrollment or completion of a Nursing Assistant training program Registration/Certification/Licensure: Healthcare Provider CPR and Act 33/73 Clearances Experience Minimum: None Preferred: Previous experience working as a nursing assistant in an acute care facility. Other Requirements: Comprehensive Crisis Management per policy. Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle single dose medications to include prescription and non-prescription medications. Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle sharps, such as needles, suture kits, lancets, syringes, etc.

Physical Requirements:

Non-Material Handling

Standing* - Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - FREQUENT

Walking * - Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - CONSTANT

Sitting * - Body remains in a seated position - OCCASIONAL

Stooping * - To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - FREQUENT

Bending* - To flex the upper body forward - FREQUENT

Twisting * - To rotate the upper body forward - FREQUENT

Climbing * - To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - OCCASIONAL

Ladders * - To ascend and descend ladders - N/A

Kneeling * - To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - OCCASIONAL

Squatting * - To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL

Crouching * - To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL

Crawling * - To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - OCCASIONAL

Reaching Horizontal * - To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - FREQUENT

Reaching Overhead * - To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - FREQUENT

Grasping * - Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - FREQUENT

Finger Manipulation * - To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - CONSTANT

Seeing * - Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT

Hearing * - Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT

Material Handling

Pushing* - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person OCCASIONAL

Pulling * - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person OCCASIONAL

Lift * - Floor to Waist OCCASIONAL

Lift * - Waist to shoulder FREQUENT

Lift * - Shoulder to overhead OCCASIONAL Up to 20#

Carrying * - To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet) FREQUENT Up to 20#

Environmental Factors

Working alone * - N/A

Working in cramped quarters * - FREQUENT

Constant interruptions * - FREQUENT

Working with hands in water * - FREQUENT

Use of power tools - N/A

Working on ladders/scaffolding - N/A

Exposure to vibration - N/A

Exposure to dust - N/A

Exposure to noise (constant) - OCCASIONAL

Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc) - N/A

Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing - N/A

Exposure to slippery walking surfaces - OCCASIONAL

Exposure to solvents, grease, oils - N/A

Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift) - OCCASIONAL

Working with bloodborne pathogens * - FREQUENT

Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand PhysicalDemand MetLevel Examples of similar activity intensity Sedentary toLight 0 - 3.5 Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work. Medium 3.6 - 6.3 House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-playwith children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf(carrying clubs). Heavy to Very Heavy > 6.4 Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailinghay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood. As relates to this position: Sedentary to Light* - FREQUENT Medium - OCCASIONAL Heavy to Very Heavy - N/A