Nurse Aide Training Program - Student Aide

CHSGa•Commerce, GA

22h

About The Position

The Student Aide participates in a nurse aide training program and learns to provide direct care and assistance to patients in a health and rehabilitation center. The role includes learning and demonstrating care procedures, documenting patient information, communicating with patients and care teams, and following safety, privacy, and patient-rights requirements. The position also involves attending required in-services and continuing education, and contributing to the work and reputation of the System. The role requires effective communication with associates, patients, family members, and visitors, with a warm, professional, and helpful demeanor. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Responsibilities

Learn procedures and assist with admissions, discharges, transfers, and preparation of patient rooms.
Understand and use care plans; identify food groups and dietary restrictions, monitor meal consumption, assist with meals, and provide after-meal care.
Learn and demonstrate personal-care procedures, including bed-making, bathing, dressing, hair, nail, shaving, oral and denture care, incontinence care, and perineal care.
Learn and demonstrate skin care and procedures to prevent skin breakdown; identify common sites of skin breakdown.
Learn and appropriately use and release restraints in accordance with physician orders, providing exercise as appropriate.
Learn and demonstrate catheter care, intake and output recording, offering fluids, bowel and bladder training, bedpan toileting, and colostomy care.
Learn to take and record vital signs and collect stool and urine samples.
Use proper body mechanics and techniques for moving, transferring, walking, and providing range-of-motion assistance to patients.
Recognize signs and symptoms of abuse or changes in patient condition and document care in accordance with established procedures.
Greet patients on admission, assist them as requested, receive and give reports on patient status, and escort or assist patients to activities.
Learn and demonstrate care for bedfast patients, patients who are dying, and post-mortem care as requested.
Participate in Nursing Center surveys and required reports, attend continuing education and mandatory in-services, and contribute to committees, workgroups, and other System projects.
Respect patient rights, comply with the Corporate Compliance Program and Privacy and Security programs, and follow safety, fire-prevention, smoking, and infection-control procedures.
Report job-related occupational hazards, including exposure to blood and body fluids, and perform other duties as directed or necessary.
Communicate professionally and warmly with associates, patients, family members, and visitors; respond helpfully to concerns and answer questions when appropriate.
Promote the System's image and reputation through servant leadership and direct, open communication.