Nurse Aide

Sun Mar Healthcare•Escondido, CA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

We are a skilled nursing facility looking for dynamic associates to join our clinical team and provide our guests with a care experience that will change their lives! Whether you are just starting your career or have years of experience, and you would like provide a unique and memorable experience to our guests, we want to meet you! OUR COMPANY MISSION: To inspire hope that contributes to health and well-being for a unique care experience. We strive to deliver quality of care and unparalleled hospitality to all our guests and team members. Our Service Covenant: Smile - Empathy - Recognition - Voice - Integrity - Care - Experience We are looking for a full-time Nurse Aide. Competitive Pay. The primary purpose of your position is to provide each of your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident's assessment and care plan, as approved and signed off by a facility RN and as directed by your supervisors. Ensure that the resident's room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.). Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc., as necessary. Report all changes in the resident's condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical. Introduce resident to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate. Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged. Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area. Meet with your shift's nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services. Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.). Assist residents with bath functions (i.e., bedbath, tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed. Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc. Answer resident calls as promptly as feasible. Record the resident's food/fluid intake. Report changes in the resident's eating habits.

Requirements

Must possess, as a minimum, a 10th grade education.
Must be able to demonstrate the skills needed to be a temporary nurse aide to a facility Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

Provide each of your assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident's assessment and care plan, as approved and signed off by a facility RN and as directed by your supervisors.
Ensure that the resident's room is ready for receiving the resident (i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc.).
Use the wristband or photo card file to identify residents before administering treatments, serving meals, etc., as necessary.
Report all changes in the resident's condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
Introduce resident to his/her roommate, if any, and other residents and personnel as appropriate.
Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged.
Transport residents to new rooms or to the receiving area.
Meet with your shift's nursing personnel, on a regularly scheduled basis, to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services.
Assist residents with daily dental and mouth care (i.e., brushing teeth/dentures, oral hygiene, special mouth care, etc.).
Assist residents with bath functions (i.e., bedbath, tub or shower bath, etc.) as directed.
Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.
Answer resident calls as promptly as feasible.
Record the resident's food/fluid intake.
Report changes in the resident's eating habits.