Nursing Assistant - Neuro ICU - PT Nights

Advocate Health•Macon, GA

3d•$20 - $30

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant provides physical care to patients in the Neuro ICU according to unit standards. Duties include personal care, assistance with mobility and transfers, monitoring and documentation, supporting admissions and discharges, communicating patient concerns, maintaining a safe and clean care environment, and helping maintain unit supplies and equipment. The role also performs complex care activities as determined by unit needs, such as respiratory care, dressing changes, tube-feeding support, and monitoring drainage tubes. The Nursing Assistant contributes to unit quality outcomes and maintains required competencies and accountability.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to communicate with patients, staff, and coworkers.
Ability to meet the physical requirements of the role, including prolonged walking and standing, bending, stooping, sitting, reaching, squatting, kneeling, and rapidly changing positions.
Ability to use near and distance visual acuity and communicate in person and by phone or radio.
Ability to assist coworkers with transfers and to transport supplies, patients/residents, or equipment using good body mechanics.
Functional range of motion of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine and upper and lower extremities, with 60–80 pounds of grip strength as specified in the job class evaluation.
Ability to lift 25–60 pounds and carry 25–50 pounds as specified in the job class evaluation.
Ability to tolerate high noise levels, busy atmospheres, and noxious odors.

Nice To Haves

BLS certification.
CPI certification.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.
One year of experience caring for patients and dealing with the public.

Responsibilities

Provide personal care, including bathing, oral hygiene, perineal care, linen changes, and hair care.
Provide pre- and post-operative or procedure care, post-mortem care, and care for patients in restraints or with infectious diseases and latex allergies.
Place electrodes for cardiac, respiratory, and/or fetal monitoring as appropriate.
Assist with ambulation, exercise, patient positioning, transfers, and transportation.
Follow skin-care protocols and help identify patients at risk for falls and prevent falls.
Accurately perform and document intake and output, vital signs, weights, glucose monitoring, and other monitoring, including computerized charting; promptly report abnormal findings to the nurse.
Maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable patient environment, including proper handling of body fluids and cleaning equipment between patients.
Use proper body mechanics and lift techniques and resources.
Assist with timely admissions, transfers, and discharges; explain the physical environment and communication devices; complete required documentation; manage patient belongings; remove unused equipment and supplies; and use the discharge process, including bed tracking.
Communicate patient and family issues appropriately and in a timely manner; establish therapeutic relationships; follow lines of authority; maintain confidentiality; use conflict-resolution skills; and contribute to satisfaction improvement.
Apply time management, prioritization, teamwork, problem-solving, critical thinking, organization, and timely responsiveness to patient and nurse needs.
Maintain orderly patient areas; restock supplies; report broken, malfunctioning, or missing equipment; ensure appropriate charges; and properly handle, store, clean, and maintain equipment and supplies.
Participate in quality assurance and performance-improvement activities, attend at least 50% of unit meetings, review minutes for meetings not attended, and stay aware of relevant policy and procedure changes.
Maintain competencies, demonstrate cultural commitments, comply with unit-specific expectations, and understand how the role supports organizational and departmental goals.
Complete preceptor training and serve as a preceptor when required.
Perform unit-required complex care activities, including glucose monitoring and quality control, respiratory care such as tracheostomy care and suctioning, required CPR training, dressing changes, monitoring chest and other drainage tubes, equipment and procedure setup, and assembling, administering, and monitoring tube feedings.
Help achieve unit quality scores meeting or exceeding hospital or national averages for nurse-sensitive indicators such as skin breakdown and falls.

Benefits

Paid Time Off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Shift, on-call, and other premium pay where applicable.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
Career development programs.