Nursing Assistant, per diem day 6am-7pm, Surgical Access, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System•Morristown, NJ

2h•Onsite

About The Position

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include: Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Atlantic Medical Group, Atlantic Visiting Nurse, Atlantic Mobile Health, Atlantic Rehabilitation. We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities, including being chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For." Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology. It is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

Requirements

Must work in a fast-paced environment with positive customer service skills.

Responsibilities

Assists with ADLs, hygiene, mobility, toileting, and emotional support.
Administers basic treatments (e.g. dressing changes, telemetry, specimen collection).
Supports nursing personnel in providing direct patient care.
Assists patients with daily activities.
Measures and records weights.
Measures and records vital signs, I&Os, and monitors patient condition.
Performs blood glucose monitoring.
Knowledgeable of the normal values and ranges for vital signs and I&O’s, recognizes abnormal findings and reports to the primary nurse.
Participates in daily Huddle.
Documents timely in the patients’ medical record.
Demonstrates flexibility in responding to patient needs while completing assignments.
Completes all assignments unless otherwise directed by charge nurse.
Works as a team member in meeting the unit needs.
Seeks approval for reprioritization of more complex events deviating from original assignment.
Performs activities as needed without supervision.
Answers call lights promptly and courteously and provides interventions as appropriate.
Ensures call bell and telephone are within reach of patient prior to leaving patient room.
Cleans, stocks and sets up rooms for arriving patients.
Checks for appropriate patient IDs including falls and allergy.
Ensures patient rooms are neat and clean.
Recognizes need for and responds to all bed and chair alarms in an expeditious manner.
Works as Patient Safety Technician as needed.
Rounds with purpose using appropriate scripting.
Gives report to oncoming shift.
Observes and responds to emotional needs of patient and/or significant other.
Reports observations to RN for follow up.
Seeks information regarding teaching goals for individual patients.
Observes RN instructions to patients and provides consistent reinforcement as needed.
Maintains log of all equipment sent to Clinical Engineering for repair.
Reports all lost or equipment unable to be repaired to charge nurse.
Returns rental equipment in a timely manner with patient identification.
Keeps equipment cleaned and charged.
Notifies unit associate of equipment needing repair and attaches appropriate repair tag.
Orients new staff in care of equipment.
Adheres to OSHA, Joint Commission, Board of Health, ASPAN and hospital standards.
Observes and maintains isolation precautions.
Follows hand washing protocol.
Maintains a clean and clutter free work environment.
Uses and stores equipment properly.
Wears and uses communication devices (Vocera) according to policy.
Communicates supply needs to appropriate personnel in a timely fashion, following up on resolution of deficiency.
Assists in the distribution of supplies to the designated location.
Restocks designated patient care areas on a regular basis, rotating stock and checking expiration dates routinely.
Confirms patient using two identifiers per AH policy.
Escorts incoming patients from the Surgical family Waiting area to assigned bay in Pre-Op holding.
Assists patients in walking to prevent falls/accidents.
Transports non-ambulatory patients using wheelchair/stretcher/bed to designated areas within the facility during patient stay in SAU.
Transports inpatient surgical patients to the SAU via stretcher/bed when dispatched by charge nurse.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
Life & AD&D Insurance.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
PTO & Paid Sick Leave
Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
Backup and On-Site Childcare
Well-Being Rewards
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance