Nursing Assistant, Acute Care

WellSpan Health•Lewisburg, PA

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant provides clinical support to patient care staff in a 28-bed Medical Surgical Acute Care unit serving a diverse patient population with a wide range of medical and surgical diagnoses and varying levels of acuity. The role includes general nursing and personal care assistance, monitoring and reporting patient condition changes, obtaining and documenting vital signs, and performing assigned clinical support tasks such as EKGs and Point-of-Care testing. The position also supports patient safety, patient transport and preparation, equipment maintenance, and supply inventory. This is a PRN, as-needed position with varied days, evenings, and nights.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Less than one year of relevant experience.
Basic Life Support certification required upon hire.
Knowledge of principles of growth and development across the lifespan of the assigned patient population.
Ability to assess and interpret age-specific patient data and provide appropriate, age-specific treatment.
Ability to provide direct patient care to assigned patient age groups.

Nice To Haves

Certified Nurse Aide certification preferred upon hire.

Responsibilities

Provides general nursing and personal care assistance, including activities of daily living and removal of peripheral IVs and indwelling urinary catheters.
Monitors patient condition and reports changes to the registered nurse.
Keeps patients safe and performs purposeful hourly rounds to identify and address patient needs.
Obtains and electronically documents vital signs, including temperature, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, weight, respiration, and pulse.
Trains and precepts new employees.
Performs Point-of-Care testing, which may include blood glucose, hemocult, and specific gravity testing; performs quality control and instrument checks and maintains related records.
Prepares patients for tests and procedures and transports them to tests, procedures, and different levels of care.
Collects specimens as directed using appropriate or specified collection and handling equipment.
Performs EKGs and transmits studies.
Obtains, removes, maintains, and appropriately stores equipment and supplies needed for patient care; submits electronic equipment repair requests.
Maintains unit supply and equipment par levels, notifies the supervisor when reorder points are reached, and stocks patient rooms, nursing areas, and supply carts.
Applies knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, interprets age-specific patient data, provides appropriate age-specific treatment, and delivers direct care to assigned patient age groups.
Complies with safety regulations, reports actual and potential errors and hazardous conditions, identifies opportunities to improve safety and standardize processes, and participates in safety education and root cause analyses as required.
Maintains policies, procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings and attends meetings as required.
Provides outstanding customer service, fosters teamwork, and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.