Nursing Assistant - Transplant and Intermediate Care Unit FT, Day
About The Position
The Nursing Assistant assists Registered Nurses in providing patient care according to individualized plans of care. Under delegation, the Nursing Assistant performs basic nursing activities, collects data, monitors and documents patient status, and promptly informs the RN of completed activities, observations, and changes in patient status. The role protects the confidentiality of patient information, uses safe patient-handling practices, and helps maintain a neat, clean patient environment. The position is on the Transplant and Intermediate Care Unit at Greenville Memorial Hospital and works the day shift. It is a non-management role that reports to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.
Requirements
- Completion of a nursing assistant program is preferred.
- No previous experience is required.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of a nursing assistant program.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients with activities of daily living and hygiene.
- Turn and reposition patients, independently or with assistance.
- Transport patients and assist them with walking as needed.
- Assist adult and pediatric patients with age-appropriate toileting needs, including emptying established colostomy bags and removing urinary catheters.
- Assist with fall-prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated.
- Remove and reapply anti-embolism hose or compression devices.
- Help admit patients by preparing the room, greeting patients and families, and orienting them to the unit and room equipment.
- Take and record vital signs, repeating questionable values.
- Prepare patients for meals, assist with feeding, and provide snacks and supplements.
- Collect urine, stool, and sputum specimens and deliver them to the appropriate department as requested.
- Complete accurate and timely documentation in the EMR.
- Maintain cleanliness and order in hospital rooms, utility rooms, the diet kitchen, hallways, and alcoves; dispose of excess linen and keep linen emptied.
- Perform point-of-care testing when trained and delegated by an RN, and report laboratory values to the RN.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and use safe patient-handling practices.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
