Brooks Rehabilitation - Jacksonville, FL

posted 14 days ago

Jacksonville, FL
Hospitals

About the position

A Certified Nursing Assistant is an employee who provides direct or indirect patient care under the supervision and direction of a nurse. This position will provide care to brain and spinal cord injured patients in our skilled nursing facility.

Responsibilities

  • Accepts assignment, direction, and delegation of tasks from the nurse(s) based on patient age, diagnosis, developmental needs, and plan of care
  • Answers patient call lights.
  • Provides direct ADL care and assistance, including bathing, showering, dressing, feeding for patients who are very dependent; assists those who are partially independent.
  • Toilets patients or provides bedpan-urinal for elimination; cleans patients after each episode of incontinence.
  • Serves patient trays, feeds patients who are very dependent; assists those who are partially independent by setting up the tray. Monitors patient for choking/aspiration.
  • Provides oral hygiene and grooming to dependent patients. Assists those who are partially independent.
  • Turns and repositions patients.
  • Makes occupied and unoccupied beds.
  • Assists with washing patient's personal clothing, as needed.
  • Takes vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure), reports abnormalities to the nurse.
  • Empties catheter bags; reports intake and output to the nurse.
  • Provides condom catheter care.
  • Obtains specimens for laboratory tests.
  • Performs bladder scans.
  • Interacts with patients and families; provides emotional support for same.
  • Weighs patients.
  • Transports patient to various therapies and other departments as required, transports or retrieves equipment, specimens, and other items as required, escorts patients to various doctor appointments.
  • Records patient care as required (vital signs, I/O, weight, other).
  • Cleans and tidies patient rooms, patient bathrooms, unit kitchen and refrigerator, utility rooms, and linen closet (removes dirty linen, trays, clothing; straightens patient personal belongings), straightens dayrooms, cleans other equipment or areas, as required.
  • Monitors (watches) patients for safety (to prevent falls/injuries/wandering).
  • Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
  • Adheres to policies and procedures specific to patient rights.
  • Maintains a clean and safe environment; identifies and reports hazards. Assures patients, guest, clients, and residents' safety.
  • Meets all mandatory in-service requirements.
  • Adheres to policies/procedures specific to universal precautions when delivering patient care.
  • Complies with attendance policy.
  • Dresses in compliance with policy.
  • Adheres to policy for conduct.
  • Consistently behaves in a courteous manner to all.
  • Communicates and interacts appropriately with co-workers.
  • Completes annual equipment and skills competency checklists.
  • Participates in performance improvement activities as needed.
  • Exhibits excellent service to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.

Requirements

  • License from the State of Florida.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
  • Hands-on BLS Card.
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