Nurse Aide, MedSurg, PRN, Day

Kindred Healthcare•Livingston, TN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Aide provides basic nursing care to non-acutely ill patients and helps maintain a safe, clean environment under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse in charge of the team and/or unit. The role includes routine patient-care tasks, assistance with activities of daily living, monitoring and reporting patient conditions, and accurate documentation. Care must meet patients’ psychosocial and physical needs and be delivered within the scope of practice for a certified nursing assistant or nursing assistant. The position is with Livingston Regional Hospital, a 114-bed community hospital serving a five-county area in central Tennessee and southern Kentucky. The hospital provides emergency, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, neonatal, gero-psych, and other specialty services. The role requires flexibility to work as needed for departmental coverage and proficiency in electronic medical records after training.

Requirements

BCLS/Basic Life Support certification, such as AHA or Red Cross, within the facility-specified time frame.
Successful completion of the orientation checklist and the skills, credentials, and competency requirements for the specific work area.
Ability to maintain awareness of patient satisfaction and teamwork.
Attention to detail.
Ability to respond to and cope with emergency situations professionally and calmly.
Ability to perform under pressure in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Flexibility to work as needed for appropriate departmental coverage.
Basic computer knowledge and ability to become proficient in electronic medical record systems.
Critical-thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Proficient time-management skills.
English-language speaking, reading, and writing proficiency sufficient to perform essential job functions, especially those affecting patient or employee safety or security.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent, including education equivalent to completion of secondary school, or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role (preferred).
Six months of experience in a healthcare setting (preferred).
Additional languages.

Responsibilities

Measure and record vital signs, temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, blood pressure, and intake and output.
Turn, move, reposition, lift, and ambulate patients as needed for comfort or medical care; use special equipment and assist with bedpans and commodes.
Answer call lights, anticipate patient needs, and make rounds of assigned patients.
Assist with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.
Transport patients to departments for ordered tests or procedures.
Provide patient care appropriate to the patient’s age and within the nursing assistant scope of practice.
Provide morning and evening care, including hygiene, bathing, dressing, linen changes, room tidiness, and other general care as needed.
Prepare patients for meals, serve and remove food trays, and assist with or feed patients as necessary.
Practice sterile techniques and infection-control procedures.
Maintain accurate and continued documentation consistent with current standards and policies.
Communicate clearly and concisely with patients, physicians, family members, and coworkers, using a customer-service focus and positive language.
Observe patients’ mental and physical conditions and report changes to supervising nursing staff.
Treat patients and families professionally and with respect and dignity, identifying and addressing psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious or spiritual needs.
Report patient complaints of pain to supervising nursing staff.
Keep current with applicable healthcare principles, practices, regulations, and standards.
Complete the orientation checklist and the skills, credentials, and competency requirements for the work area.
Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned or requested within scope of practice.