Nursing Assistant MedSurg (PRN/1st Shift) - Sylvania, GA

Optim•Sylvania, GA

34d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides basic nursing care to non-acutely ill patients within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice that includes actions that meet psychosocial needs and physical needs. This includes general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, transferring patients and assisting patients with ambulation. The role also involves preparing patients for meals, serving and removing food trays, assisting with meals, and ensuring patients have fresh ice and water. Responsibilities extend to assisting with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, and performing basic patient care responsibilities considering age-specific needs. The Nursing Assistant will report and record any changes observed in the patient's condition or behavior, notify licensed personnel of patient complaints of pain, and prepare patients for tests and surgery. They will also provide explanations to patients and families, communicate effectively with healthcare professionals, and consult with other departments as needed. The role requires performing all aspects of patient care in a safe environment, demonstrating flexibility and organization under stress, and responding to patient emergencies. The Nursing Assistant will treat patients and families with respect, participate in care conferences, and maintain good working relationships. Additionally, they will manage equipment safely, orient new staff, demonstrate knowledge of emergency plans, and perform other assigned duties.

Requirements

Basic nursing care within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice.
Ability to meet psychosocial and physical needs of patients.
Assisting patients with positioning, lifting, turning, transferring, and ambulation.
Obtaining patient specimens and delivering to the laboratory.
Retrieving x-ray films.
Taking and recording vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure), weight, and intake-output.
Reporting abnormal findings to nursing staff.
Assisting with patient meals, including feeding if necessary.
Ensuring patients have fresh ice and water.
Assisting with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Performing age-specific patient care.
Reporting and recording changes in patient condition or behavior.
Notifying licensed personnel of patient pain complaints.
Preparing patients for tests and surgery.
Assisting with feeding patients and maintaining fluid balance.
Explaining care to patients and families and answering questions within scope of practice.
Performing treatments and services within scope of practice.
Communicating appropriately and clearly with charge nurse, co-workers, and physicians.
Consulting with other departments for interdisciplinary care.
Providing care appropriate to patient condition and age (pediatric, geriatric, general population).
Optimizing patient safety and reducing medical/health care errors.
Demonstrating flexibility, organization, and ability to function under stress.
Responding to patient emergencies or distressful situations.
Treating patients and families with respect and dignity.
Participating in patient care conferences.
Interacting professionally with patients/families and involving them in the plan of care.
Maintaining good working relationships within the department and with other departments.
Managing and operating equipment safely and correctly.
Orienting new staff members to the unit.
Demonstrating knowledge of fire drill plan.

Responsibilities

Provides basic nursing care to non-acutely ill patients within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice that includes actions that meet psychosocial needs and physical needs.
Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, transferring patients and assisting patients with ambulation.
Obtains patient specimens and delivers to the laboratory, retrieves x-ray films etc.
Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight and intake-output of patients. Reports any abnormal findings to the appropriate nursing staff.
Prepares patients for meals, serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients if necessary, distributes water pitchers and other nourishments to patients. Makes sure patients have fresh ice and water in pitchers at all times.
Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of a patient by assisting in packing or unpacking belongings and assisting into or out of facility in wheelchair.
Performs basic patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.
Reports and records, when appropriate, any changes observed in the condition or behavior of the patient. Notifies appropriate licensed personnel when patient complains of pain.
Prepares patients for tests and surgery according to policy and procedure.
Demonstrates ability to assist with feeding patients and maintaining fluid balance with technique appropriate for patient’s age.
Provides explanation to patient and family prior to administering care to patient and answers questions within scope of practice.
Demonstrates ability to perform treatments and provide services within scope of practice.
Communicates appropriately and clearly to charge nurse, co-workers and physicians.
Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
Provides care appropriate to condition and age of the patient, including pediatric, geriatric and general population.
Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
Responds to patient in emergency or physically distressful situations.
Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity.
Participates in patient care conferences. Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.
Maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.
Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.
Orients new staff members to the unit.
Demonstrates knowledge of fire drill plan.
Performs other duties as assigned.