Nurse Tech Part-Time/Benefits Days

JEFF DAVIS HOSPITAL•Hazlehurst, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Assist with Daily Living (ADLs). This includes helping patients with bathing, dressing, grooming feeding and toileting. Monitoring Vital Signs, taking and recording vital signs like temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and blood pressure. Assisting with Mobility, helping patients move, including transferring them between beds, wheelchairs, and other areas, as well as assisting with walking and exercise when appropriate. Providing Comfort and Support, developing nurturing relationships with patients and families, and providing emotional support. This may also involve assistance with comfort devices and safety measures. Observing and Reporting, carefully observing patients’ physical, mental, and emotional conditions, noting any changes, and reporting them to the primary nurse/charge nurse. Perform oral care, hair care, peri care, and catheter care. Weighs patients and documents weight in appropriate area Answers call lights for all patients in a courteous and timely manner; Positions call lights within reach of the patient. Documentation, maintaining accurate patient records and documenting care activities. Maintaining a clean and safe environment, changing bed linens, may at times be required to clean rooms, and ensure safety measures are in place such as bed alarms. Stoking supplies, replenishing medical supplies in patient rooms and other areas Assisting with procedures, assisting nursing staff and/or provider as directed. Transporting patients, understands and can safely use lift equipment, and assist with moving patients throughout the hospital for treatments, tests, procedures or activities, utilizing wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required.
Minimum age of 18.
BLS certification required, or within 90 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

One-year experience as a nursing assistant or previous health care training preferred.
Certified Nursing Assistant, preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Assist with Daily Living (ADLs), including bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding, and toileting.
Monitor and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure).
Assist patients with mobility, including transfers between beds, wheelchairs, and other areas, and assist with walking and exercise.
Provide comfort and emotional support to patients and families, including assistance with comfort devices and safety measures.
Observe and report changes in patients' physical, mental, and emotional conditions to the primary nurse/charge nurse.
Perform oral care, hair care, peri care, and catheter care.
Weigh patients and document weight.
Answer call lights courteously and promptly, and position call lights within reach.
Maintain accurate patient records and document care activities.
Maintain a clean and safe environment, including changing bed linens, cleaning rooms, and ensuring safety measures like bed alarms are in place.
Stock and replenish medical supplies.
Assist nursing staff and/or provider with procedures as directed.
Transport patients using wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds, and safely use lift equipment.