Inpatient Nursing Assistant-Med Surg-WWH

Cherokee Nation • Tahlequah, OK

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About The Position

Provides nursing assistance to doctors and nurses in the care and treatment of patients across the life span, including medical, surgical, pediatric, psychiatric, and obstetrical patients. Performs a broad range of administrative and clinical duties in an inpatient setting within the employee’s scope of practice, training, and applicable rules and regulations.

Provides personal nursing care and diagnostic support, simple treatments, charting, patient teaching, and information to patients. Supports patient screening, admission, and discharge; assists with diagnostic examinations and monitoring; and helps maintain a clean, safe patient environment. Performs clerical and supply-related duties as appropriate. Must maintain HIPAA compliance and confidentiality and protect patient health information.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, or six months of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• No prior experience is required.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, including using units of American money and measurements of weight, volume, and distance.
• Knowledge of database software, human resource systems, internet software, order processing systems, and payroll systems.
• Ability to follow detailed but straightforward written or oral instructions and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and medical terminology.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification must be obtained through orientation and maintained throughout employment.
• Must meet and maintain pre-employment and periodic background investigation and adjudication requirements for childcare.
• Must comply with HIPAA regulations and maintain strict confidentiality of client information.
• Must not be under sanction by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General or the General Services Administration, or be listed on the specified excluded-provider or excluded-entity lists.

Responsibilities

• Provide health care services to eligible individuals in accordance with the self-governance compact and funding agreement between the Cherokee Nation and the United States.
• Provide personal nursing care, including feeding, bathing, lifting, turning, oral care, nail care, hair care, and related hygiene tasks.
• Perform simple treatments, charting, patient teaching, and provide patients with information and instructions, including prevention reminders.
• Recognize and report significant changes in patients’ conditions.
• Take, record, and report vital signs and deviations to the registered nurse; collect, label, and transport laboratory specimens; and measure and record intake and output when requested.
• Assist doctors with diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping patients and passing instruments and supplies when requested.
• Collect and prepare laboratory specimens and perform laboratory tests when trained and competent; do not perform assessments.
• Change simple, non-complex dressings; apply simple dressings, binders, and local heat or cold; and observe and report wound condition and drainage when requested.
• Remove sutures after a licensed nurse or professional has performed an assessment.
• Assist in monitoring patients receiving treatments and report deviations to a nurse.
• Assist with screening, admitting, and discharging patients; gather and record specific patient information; take and record vital signs and body measurements; and perform EKGs.
• Reinforce instructions given to patients by physicians and registered nurses.
• Maintain a clean and safe patient environment, including changing occupied beds and organizing supply cupboards, utility rooms, and used equipment.
• Sort supplies and linens, report defective equipment and deficient supplies, and maintain inventory and restock patient-room supplies.
• Perform appropriate clerical duties, such as printing summaries, patient labels, and face sheets, applying armbands, and discharging patients from the computer.
• Adhere to professional and ethical standards and maintain HIPAA compliance and confidentiality of protected health information.
• Perform other assigned duties after formal orientation and competency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED