Surg, Per Diem, 16 hours minimum per month, One major and one minor holiday per year

Athol Hospital•Athol, MA

26d•Onsite

About The Position

Heywood Healthcare values its employees and offers competitive wages, great benefits, and generous earned time off. This Per Diem position requires a minimum of 16 hours per month and one major and one minor holiday per year. The role involves providing patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse, collecting health data, assisting patients with daily activities, and maintaining accurate documentation. The position also emphasizes maintaining a safe and clean work environment, participating in learning opportunities, and proactively identifying patient safety risks.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
Current Nursing Assistant Certification required or Minimum of 75 hours in an accredited nursing program to include completion of first rotation OR active EMT or Paramedic Certification OR active Patient Care Technician/Assistant Certification OR active Home Health Aide Certification OR active Medical Assistant Certification OR successful completion of a Nurse Aide program.
OR previous Massachusetts CNA licensure for Nurse Aide or equivalent from out of state.
1 year Long Term Care or Acute Care experience preferred
Current AHA BLS upon hire or obtained within 60 days

Responsibilities

Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures under direction of a licensed nurse.
Collects basic health data as directed by a licensed nurse.
Assists patients with activities of daily care (e.g. personal hygiene, toileting, nutrition, ambulation, etc).
Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.)
Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient’s sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent patients according to established standards.
Maintains clean and safe work environment (identifies and/or removes safety hazards).
Provides timely and thorough information on assigned patients to supervising licensed nurse and other health care team members.
Participates in learning for colleagues and self (attends educational programs, in-services, assist with orientation of new staff).
Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
Assists patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, shampooing, shaving, brushing teeth, etc.
Obtains heights and weights of assigned patients per care plan.
Assists patients with ambulation using appropriate technique (i.e. gait belt).
Assists patients with turning in bed and transferring from bed to stretcher or chair using appropriate technique (i.e. transfer mattress).
Provides incontinent care to patients.
Assists patients with eating and drinking per care plan.
Maintains and documents fluid intake, output measurements and vital signs on patients per care plan.
Assists with obtaining late trays as needed.
Maintains infection control precautions per Infection Control Policy.
Cleans the food refrigerators on a weekly basis.
Maintains unit food inventory on a daily basis.
Prepares room for the next patient by cleaning and making bed.