Nurse Assistant

Missouri Delta Medical Center•Sikeston, MO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position assists patients with daily living activities, provides basic nursing care, and helps maintain a safe and clean environment. The role involves direct patient interaction, including serving meals, assisting with ambulation, monitoring vital signs, and ensuring patient comfort and privacy. The Nurse Assistant also plays a role in patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, and collaborates with the healthcare team to deliver quality patient care.

Requirements

Completion of an approved Certified Nurse Assistant course preferred.
BLS training.
Previous Nurse Assistant experience preferred.
Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Responsibilities

Assists patients with activities of daily living and provides basic nursing care.
Maintains a safe and clean patient environment.
Explains procedures to patients and participates in patient instruction.
Serves meals, assists with feeding, and ensures patients eat in an unhurried manner.
Assists with patient turning, transfers, and ambulation.
Measures and accurately records patient intake and output.
Provides post mortem care according to policy.
Obtains and records vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, O2 saturation) and weights as ordered.
Keeps the patient environment, nurses station, and utility rooms neat and orderly.
Reports abnormal findings and changes in patient condition to the team leader/charge nurse.
Promotes good public relations for the nursing department and hospital.
Records nursing care provided clearly and accurately.
Respects patient, hospital, and physician confidentiality.
Provides for patient privacy at all times.
Participates in Quality Improvement initiatives.
Assists with admissions, transfers, and discharges, including collecting admission data and securing patient belongings.
Assists with diagnostic tests, special procedures, and specimen collection.
Communicates and collaborates with healthcare team members.
Performs core and unit-specific clinical skills competently.
Answers call lights promptly and ensures patient comfort items are within reach.
Demonstrates knowledge of proper and safe use of patient care equipment.
Utilizes basic problem-solving skills to prevent and resolve issues.
Performs one-on-one patient monitoring as assigned.