Nursing Assistant Weekend - Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network

Job Summary:

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 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 inquires 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
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 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
• Skills and Abilities
  • Must be able to effectively communicate.

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