Nurse Assistant Non-Cert

Covenant Health•Oak Ridge, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Assistant Non-Certified Nursing Assistant works in the Critical Care Unit as a direct patient caregiver, performing hands-on care, activities of daily living, and specified technical tasks for a group of patients under the supervision of a registered nurse or team leader. The role supports patient safety, comfort, and care-plan needs, and requires providing safe, efficient, competent care to the assigned patient population. The position is with Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, part of Covenant Health. The hospital serves East Tennessee and provides care across more than 30 specialties, supported by more than 1,000 healthcare professionals and 250 physicians. Certification is not required for the non-certified role. CPR is required; employees who are not currently certified must obtain or renew certification during orientation.

Requirements

CPR certification is required; if not currently certified, certification or recertification must be completed during orientation.
Must be able to operate a computer and have excellent interpersonal skills.
Must be able to read with comprehension, write legibly, and perform basic arithmetic computations.
Must understand patient care tasks that may appropriately be delegated to nursing assistants.
Must demonstrate competency in unit-specific functions and provide safe, efficient, competent care.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of self or others.

Nice To Haves

Hospital experience is preferred.
Medical terminology knowledge is a plus.
A high school diploma or equivalent certificate (GED) may be given preference.

Responsibilities

Measure and record vital signs, height, weight, and intake and output.
Encourage patients to turn, cough, breathe deeply, and use incentive spirometry as specified in the plan of care.
Ambulate patients and assist them with transfers to and from beds and wheelchairs, including transport when necessary.
Support patients' nutritional needs, including distributing meal trays, feeding, and providing water pitchers.
Provide morning or evening personal care, including bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, dressing, linen changes, and other supportive care.
Empty drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans, and emesis basins; record intake and output.
Help maintain a safe environment, report malfunctioning equipment, handle linen appropriately, and store supplies.
Position, lift, and turn patients; assist with bedpans, urinals, or commodes; provide preoperative supportive care; and apply or remove abdominal binders, anti-embolism stockings, and sequential compression devices.
Empty and clean ostomy bags according to procedure.
Collect urine, stool, and sputum specimens as ordered.
Perform range-of-motion tasks and assist with ambulatory devices as specified in the patient's plan of care.
May perform phlebotomy after additional training, including labeling specimens with two patient identifiers and maintaining, rotating, and restocking lab-draw supplies.
May perform EKGs after special training.
Answer patient call lights promptly and respond to patient requests.
Report significant changes in patients' conditions to the registered nurse.
Help maintain clean and orderly patient and work environments.
Follow infection-control policies, standard and transmission-based precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures, and proper body mechanics.
Document and maintain patient records as appropriate.
Gather equipment for oxygen setup, check oxygen connections and placement, verify bedside equipment function, and ambulate patients with oxygen.
Set up suction equipment and check that it functions properly.
Meet age-specific care needs and demonstrate competency in position-required skills.
Follow policies, procedures, and safety standards; complete required annual education; work toward goals and objectives; and participate in quality-improvement initiatives as requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.