Nursing Assistant (PRN) 7am-7pm, Sylvania, GA

Optim Healthcare • Sylvania, GA

7h

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant provides basic nursing care to non-acutely ill patients within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice, addressing patients’ psychosocial and physical needs. The role provides age- and condition-appropriate care to pediatric, geriatric, and general-population patients while supporting safety and reducing the likelihood of health care errors.

The Nursing Assistant assists with routine patient care, measurements, meals, mobility, admission and discharge activities, preparation for tests and surgery, and communication with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary care team. The position also supports unit operations, maintains safe equipment use, helps orient new staff, and responds to emergencies or patient distress.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic nursing care within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice, addressing patients’ psychosocial and physical needs.
• Position, lift, turn, and transfer patients, and assist with ambulation.
• Obtain patient specimens and deliver them to the laboratory; retrieve x-ray films and other items as needed.
• Measure and record temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight, and intake and output; report abnormal findings to appropriate nursing staff.
• Prepare patients for meals, serve and remove trays, assist with meals or feeding, distribute nourishment and water pitchers, and ensure pitchers have fresh ice and water.
• Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge by helping pack or unpack belongings and assisting patients into or out of the facility in a wheelchair.
• Provide patient care appropriate to the patient’s age and condition, including pediatric, geriatric, and general-population care.
• Observe, report, and record changes in a patient’s condition or behavior, and notify licensed personnel when a patient reports pain.
• Prepare patients for tests and surgery according to policy and procedure.
• Assist with feeding and maintaining fluid balance using techniques appropriate to the patient’s age.
• Explain care to patients and families before providing it and answer questions within the scope of practice.
• Perform treatments and provide services within the scope of practice.
• Communicate clearly and appropriately with the charge nurse, co-workers, and physicians.
• Consult other departments as appropriate to support an interdisciplinary approach to patient needs.
• Perform patient care in a manner that promotes safety and reduces the likelihood of medical or health care errors.
• Remain flexible and organized and function under stressful situations.
• Respond to patients in emergencies or physically distressful situations.
• Treat patients and families with respect and dignity; interact professionally and involve them in forming the plan of care.
• Participate in patient care conferences.
• Maintain good working relationships within the department and with other departments.
• Operate equipment safely and correctly.
• Orient new staff members to the unit.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the fire drill plan.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed