NDA

Cleveland Clinic•Fort Wayne, IN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The NDA provides for patients' daily living activities and maintains a safe and clean environment, supplies, and equipment. The role transports patients and completes errands. Under the direction of an RN, the NDA assists with direct patient care tasks such as performing EKGs, blood glucose monitoring, specimen collection, dressing changes, colostomy care, and documenting vital signs. The position is based at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland, in the Adult Psych 3B department, and is scheduled for days from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Basic math skills and the ability to read and write.
Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within the new-hire period.
Ability to demonstrate empathy and interact courteously and helpfully with patients, visitors, and personnel.
Ability to resolve conflict constructively.
Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding patients, families, and coworkers.
Respect for individual cultural and social differences.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including patient handling and lifting, frequent standing, walking, kneeling, reaching, squatting, bending/stooping, and lifting patients.
Corrected vision and hearing within the normal range.
Ability to work under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
Ability to work around exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.

Nice To Haves

State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) certification.
Previous nursing assistant experience.

Responsibilities

Assist with a wide variety of patient care tasks and collaborate with healthcare team members to promote patient care.
Organize patient care assignments to ensure timely completion of care for assigned patients.
Seek assistance as necessary for difficult assignments or problem solving.
Document care provided in patient records.
Label specimens properly.
Ask patients about pain, use a pain scale, and report pain to the RN/LPN as needed.
Maintain the orderliness and cleanliness of the unit and patient/unit equipment.
Keep patient areas neat and uncluttered and prepare rooms for admissions.
Clean and maintain patient/unit equipment, including over-bed tables, bed pans, and bedside commodes.
Immediately report equipment, supply, and maintenance problems to the RN.
Make hourly patient rounds, based on patient condition, to ensure safety measures are in place.
Ensure bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.
Use personal protective equipment and universal precautions while assisting patients toward independent living.
Transport patients and complete errands.
Perform other duties as assigned.