Nursing Assistant - PRN

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital • Lake Charles, LA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant provides physical patient care in a safe manner under the direction of the Licensed Nurse. This role involves collaborating with unit staff to provide coordinated patient care, maintaining cleanliness of the unit, stocking supplies, and communicating patient status to appropriate staff. The position also requires participation in best practices such as huddles, AIDET, hourly rounding, bedside reporting, Service Excellence, and the use of white boards.

Requirements

• High school graduate/GED preferred
• Prior experience as a Nursing Assistant in a hospital setting may be used as a substitute to the education requirement.
• Graduate of an approved Nursing Assistant Training Program preferred.
• CPR certified preferred.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally with patient, family, peers and medical personnel; ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Requires emotional stability and maturity; must be adaptable to change, be decisive, and demonstrate foresight; exhibits organizational and leadership ability.

Responsibilities

• Works together, with Unit tech, nurse, ob tech to maintain cleanliness of the unit to include cleaning equipment for patient use.
• Stock medication room, infant cribs and epidural carts as needed with supplies.
• Communicates abnormal variances of data (vital signs, pain, etc.) to appropriate staff.
• Consistently utilizes basic decision making skills to complete routine tasks.
• Collaborates with unit staff to provide coordinated patient care.
• Sets up and communicates ready rooms for labor, C-section, undelivered and surgical patients.
• Participates in the following best practices in a consistent and positive manner: huddles, AIDET, hourly rounding, bedside reporting, Service Excellence, and the use of the white boards.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED