Nursing Assistant II (SY)
About The Position
The Nursing Assistant II performs selected diagnostic tests and prescribed treatments, provides patients with assistance in performing activities of daily living, and assists the healthcare team in ensuring patient safety. Key duties include assisting with oral and personal hygiene, preparing patients for meals, measuring and recording vital signs, collecting specimens, and reporting patient condition changes to the registered professional nurse. The role also involves applying simple dressings, discontinuing IV therapies, performing EKGs, obtaining accucheck results, assisting with Foley catheter insertion and removal, cleansing pressure injuries, and applying buck traction. A significant part of the role is participating in patient safety by responding to call bells, recognizing and reporting unsafe conditions, appropriately using safety equipment like side rails and restraints, transporting patients, and responding to emergencies. The Nursing Assistant II is expected to function effectively within the organizational structure, accept assignments, seek clarification, report patient care observations to the RN, and maintain competence through in-service education programs.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Completion of a Nursing Assistant Course
- Minimum of two (2) years direct patient care experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively
Nice To Haves
- Heart Saver Certification
Responsibilities
- Provides patients with assistance in performing the activities of daily living
- Provides equipment/supplies for and appropriately assists patients with oral and personal hygiene
- Prepares patients for meals/ snacks/ liquids and assists with feeding, as needed
- Assists in health care team's physical/psychological assessment of patient
- Accurately measures and records patient's TPR, blood pressure, height, weight, intake/output and bowel movement, as appropriate
- Collects required specimens; e.g., urine, feces, sputum
- Reports any observable changes in patient's condition, treatment results, and/or patient/family concerns to the registered professional nurse
- Performs selected diagnostic tests and prescribed treatments consistent with established procedures under supervision of registered nurse
- Applies simple dressings
- Discontinues intravenous peripheral therapies
- Performs electrode application and EKG
- Obtains accucheck results and informs nurse
- Assists with the insertion of Foley catheters
- Cleanses pressure injuries
- Removes foley catheters according to established procedure
- Correctly applies buck traction to patient
- Assists patients with elimination, as required, e.g bedpans, urinals or enemas
- Participates in health care team's responsibility to assure patient safety
- Promptly responds to any patient's call bell and/or emergency light
- Recognizes unsafe acts/conditions and corrects and/or reports same, as appropriate
- Demonstrates appropriate use of side rails, restraints, gerichair and appropriately positions patients
- Appropriately transports patients
- Appropriately responds to fire, evacuation, and internal/external emergencies and drills
- Functions effectively within organizational structure
- Accepts assignment and seeks clarification, as needed
- Carries out assignment
- Reports patient care observations and findings to RN regularly
- Participates as an integral part of the nursing team in assuming additional duties and responsibilities
- Maintains competence by attending in-service education programs
- Performs related duties, as required
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
