Labor and Delivery PSA - PT Days

OhioHealth•Columbus, OH

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Assist a Registered Nurse in providing direct patient care to multiple patients at a time on a designated nursing unit. The role includes supporting activities of daily living, maintaining a clean and safe environment, assisting patients, visitors, and nursing personnel, and helping provide respectful and compassionate care to patients and families. The PSA may support patient safety efforts, telemetry monitoring, patient transportation, and errands for patient care. The role performs nursing tasks delegated by a Registered Nurse that do not require nursing judgment, assessment, complex observation, or critical decisions and that can be performed safely under clear directions. Duties may include basic nursing care, waived testing, specimen collection, nasogastric tube care, 12-lead EKGs, simple clean dressing changes, collecting and documenting patient data, and reporting observations or concerns to the Registered Nurse. The PSA may also assist visitors and staff with information needs, use wireless devices and healthcare technology, maintain patient-care supplies and equipment, and transport supplies, medications, and laboratory specimens. Additional duties may be assigned by the supervisor. Responsibilities emphasize safety, quality, and efficiency as part of a High Reliability Organization.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, with stated exceptions for eligible 16- and 17-year-olds with a valid work permit and 18-year-olds enrolled in high school.
Ability to perform delegated basic nursing tasks safely under clear directions and report patient observations and concerns to a Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

Assist patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, eating, and walking.
Maintain cleanliness and safety in patient rooms, the unit, and equipment.
Assist patients, visitors, and nursing personnel; provide support to other departments with patient care as needed.
Build respectful and compassionate relationships with patients and families to support the patient experience.
May serve as a patient safety champion and promote shared responsibility for safety guidelines.
May assist with telemetry cardiac monitoring, recognize life-threatening arrhythmias, and immediately communicate them to an available licensed clinician.
May transport patients for the assigned nursing unit and run patient-care errands.
Perform nursing tasks delegated by the Registered Nurse that can be completed safely without nursing judgment or assessment.
Perform basic nursing care duties as directed, including waived testing such as fingerstick glucose, urine dipstick, and occult fecal testing; collect non-sterile specimens; provide nasogastric tube care; perform 12-lead EKGs; and complete simple clean, non-sterile dressing changes.
Collect and document data such as height, weight, vital signs, and intake and output.
Use portable and handheld wireless technology to measure and document intake and output, vital signs, and point-of-care testing.
Report patient observations and concerns to the Registered Nurse.
Assist hospital visitors and staff with information needs.
May use wireless devices and technology for healthcare coordination, including scheduling, flowchart documentation, and nutrition service ordering.
May serve as a super user for nursing assistant information technology or as a preceptor for new nursing assistants.
Maintain supplies and equipment needed for patient care operations.
Secure and handle appropriate supplies, medications, and laboratory specimens transported to, from, and within the unit.
Perform other duties as requested by the supervisor.