Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant-(Full Time M-F 8a-5p)

UMC Health System

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We’ve learned that what is best for patients is also best for employees. Learn more about why we are one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas®. JOB SUMMARY: The Nursing Assistant will perform tasks which involve specified services for patients delegated by a Licensed Nurse. Has a working knowledge of organizational and nursing policies. REPORTS TO: JOB SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: I. Clinical Standards • Quality Patient Care- Provide quality patient care adhering to safety practices and proper clinical documentation. Quickly adjusts to quality initiatives and change. Contributes to the success of the nursing and unit specific strategic plans. • Reporting and Documentation • Hospital Wide Quality Metrics o Inpatient Satisfaction “Likelihood to Recommend" (Non-nursing department use house wide score; Nursing units use department specific score) o NRC: Ambulatory Surgery - Departments use specific results (OPS, GI, Cath, and IR) o NRC: Individual Department results • Quality Measurement: Did staff wash their hands? • Stewardship- Cost Center actual expenses in comparison to flex budget II. Professional Growth & Development • Staff Meeting Attendance • Development of Nursing Profession III. Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes (NDNQI quality data – Units that do not monitor specific indicators will use the hospital wide scoring for the year) - Performance/Evaluation Criteria: Below 25th percentile, Below the mean, Below the 50th percentile, above the 75th percentile, or Above the 90th percentile • Falls with Injury • Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer • Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) • Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI)

Requirements

One year of previous/recent Nurse Aide experience preferred or has military training and experience equivalent to a nurse aide.
Nursing Aide Certification
The Certified Nurse Aide Technical Procedure Privileging Form details procedures the employee is expected to perform and must be completed by the end of the 3-month probationary period.
Age specific knowledge is required when needed for appropriate patient care.

Responsibilities

Provide quality patient care adhering to safety practices and proper clinical documentation.
Quickly adjusts to quality initiatives and change.
Contributes to the success of the nursing and unit specific strategic plans.
Reporting and Documentation
Staff Meeting Attendance
Development of Nursing Profession