Nurse Aide I - Med/Surg Float Pool - Nights AH Union

Advocate Health•Monroe, NC

3d•$20 - $30

About The Position

The Nurse Aide I provides personal care and clinical support to patients in the Med/Surg Float Pool. The role includes helping patients with hygiene, nutrition, elimination, mobility, positioning, and comfort, while measuring and documenting vital signs and other assigned patient information. The Nurse Aide I also supports patient safety, communicates relevant information to the care team, and performs delegated duties under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Care Provider. This position works three 12-hour night shifts per week, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., including every other weekend. The employee must be willing to float to Atrium Health Union, Union West, and Anson. The schedule is 36 hours per week.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Completion of an approved Nurse Aide Training Program, or student-nurse status meeting the listing requirements of the DFS Nurse Aide Registry.
Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I.
Current American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support HealthCare Provider certification.
Ability to speak and understand English and communicate effectively.
Manual and finger dexterity.
Ability to lift and support 51 pounds while handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
Ability to perform the physical activities required, including walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stretching, stooping, pushing, and pulling.
Willingness to float to Atrium Health Union, Union West, and Anson.

Responsibilities

Provide personal care, including bathing, mouth, skin, hair, and nail care, and perform evening care to promote patient comfort.
Serve and collect food trays, feed patients, record dietary intake, and distribute ice, water, and nourishments.
Measure and record intake and output, daily bowel function, temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight, and height.
Assist patients with bedpans, urinals, bedside commodes, bowel and bladder training, and transfers to beds, wheelchairs, and stretchers.
Collect and test urine, feces, and sputum specimens; apply condom catheters; provide perineal and catheter care; administer cleansing, fleet, and/or retention enemas; empty and document drainage devices; and maintain gastric suction.
Assist with simple non-sterile dressing changes and apply or remove ace bandages, sequential compression devices, heat applications, and pelvic or cervical traction as assigned.
Make occupied and unoccupied beds; turn and position patients; and assist with range-of-motion exercises.
Participate in applying and removing restraint devices as directed, and assist with monitoring restrained patients for safety, circulation, hydration, nutrition, and elimination.
Assist with postmortem care and provide hand-off communication appropriate to job duties.
Report and document information related to assigned duties and assist with maintaining documentation according to established policies and procedures.
Initiate or participate in CPR and provide continuous observation when assigned, including observation of patients on suicide precautions or in behavior management restraints.
Provide patient and family instructions according to approved protocols and/or the plan of care, as delegated by and under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, and document spoken or observed responses.
Perform fingerstick blood glucose monitoring after competency verification and retrieve blood products after competency verification.
Demonstrate knowledge of patient growth and development and provide care appropriate to the ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.
Limit access to protected health information to what is reasonably necessary for the job and share it only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.