Nursing Assistant Per Diem Days

Kindred Healthcare • Albuquerque, NM

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Kindred Hospital Albuquerque is a long-term acute care hospital specializing in care for patients recovering from post-intensive care and medically complex conditions. It provides intensive care and telemetry-level services, with a multidisciplinary team focused on personalized treatment and recovery.

The Nursing Assistant assists professional nursing personnel in providing patient care in an assigned area. The role helps patients with activities of daily living, personal care, and emotional support, and performs more complex clinical skills under the direction of professional nursing personnel.

Requirements

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Ability to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities, and function under stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships within the department and with other departments.
• Must read, write, and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• Basic Life Support certification, such as AHA or Red Cross, within the facility-specified time frame is required.
• High school diploma or equivalent, including equivalent education to completion of secondary school or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role, is preferred.
• Certified Nursing Assistant certification in the state of practice upon hire is preferred.
• Minimum six months of experience in an acute or long-term care facility is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent, including equivalent education to completion of secondary school or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role.
• Certified Nursing Assistant certification in the state of practice upon hire.
• At least six months of experience in an acute or long-term care facility.

Responsibilities

• Consult with the supervisor and keep them informed about unit activities, needs, and patient-care-related problems.
• Provide general nursing care, including positioning, lifting, turning, use of special equipment, assisting with bedpans, urinals or commodes, ambulation, preoperative and postoperative care, and application of binders or anti-embolism stockings.
• Provide personal care such as bed baths, oral, hair, and back care; change bed linens; clean overbed tables and bedside stands; and maintain the patient room.
• Accurately take and record temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake and output measurements, and document them promptly.
• Prepare patient rooms and beds for admissions and transfers, ensure necessary equipment is in the room, and maintain a clean, comfortable environment with appropriate ventilation and lighting.
• Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, including the handling and care of patient belongings and personal property.
• Answer patient call lights, telephone calls, and pages, and respond appropriately.
• Under Registered Nurse direction, perform routine treatment procedures such as enemas and applying heat or cold appliances.
• Release, remove, and reapply patient restraints under RN direction, and ensure proper patient positioning and alignment.
• Assist Registered Nurses and/or LVNs/LPNs with complicated patient treatment procedures.
• Serve and remove meal trays promptly and assist with feeding or meal preparation, including opening containers and cutting food.
• Transport patients to and from departments as requested.
• Provide post-mortem care and assist with transporting bodies to the morgue or designated area.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED