Nursing Assistant - Post Surgery Unit (Harrisburg Hospital)

UPMC • Harrisburg, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct patient care as directed by the RN, including all activities of daily living such as bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, and ambulating patients. Maintains a safe and clean environment conducive to patient recovery by completing safety checks, organizing patient rooms, cleaning equipment, changing linens, emptying hampers, and keeping hallways clear. Acquires and distributes necessary supplies and equipment, performs messenger functions, orders/charges/credits supplies, sets up patient care equipment, and stocks patient rooms and unit supply areas. Delivers patient nourishments, fills water pitchers, and distributes mail. Performs UPMC nursing core responsibilities including blood glucose monitoring, taking weights, vital signs, intake and output measurements, specimen collections, and Foley care. Provides feedback to the RN regarding patient care and reports changes in patient status. May apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints per physician or hospital protocol. Constructively receives feedback, identifies and communicates learning needs, and takes action to improve knowledge, skills, and performance. Requests assistance with planning and prioritizing activities as needed and participates in self-review. Demonstrates clear and effective communication with the healthcare team, understanding of cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment. Cares for patients and self by supporting workplace safety. Develops productive working relationships by demonstrating accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment. Suggests and supports departmental changes, assumes responsibility for assignments, and views problems as challenges. Assumes responsibility for assignment and views problems as challenges. Demonstrates awareness of behavior on departmental efficiency. Assures equipment malfunctions are reported and establishes effective communication strategies. Contributes to universal unit activities such as responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays, and transporting patients. Provides diversional activities to reduce or prevent restraint use. Documents in the medical record and completes clerical functions as needed. Complies with safety policies, including standard precautions and bloodborne pathogen exposure procedures. Access to medications is limited to distribution to the nurse. Strictly adheres to all policies and practices related to patient care and hospital information. Responds within the scope of the nursing assistant role to emergent situations. Provides one-on-one companionship/supervision with patients as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Successful completion of UPMC nursing assistant training program
• Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Act 34

Nice To Haves

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care as directed by the RN including all activities of daily living such as but not limited to bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting and ambulating patients.
• Maintains an environment conducive to patient safety and recovery including, but not limited to, completing safety checks, keeping the department and patient rooms clean and organized, cleaning department specific equipment, changing bed linens, emptying linen hampers, keeping hallways clear of equipment and returning equipment.
• Acquires and distributes supplies and equipment to facilitate patient care delivery including, but not limited to, performing messenger functions, ordering, charging/crediting supplies, setting up patient care equipment within the scope of the nursing assistant position and stocking patient rooms and unit supply areas.
• Delivers patient nourishments, fills water pitchers and distributes patient mail.
• Performs the UPMC nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants: blood glucose, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collections and Foley care.
• Provides feedback to the RN regarding patient care and reports changes in patient status.
• May apply, monitor and remove patient restraints per physician or hospital protocol.
• Constructively receives feedback and direction.
• Identifies and communicates learning needs to the unit director.
• Takes action to improve knowledge, skills and performance.
• Requests assistance in planning and prioritizing activities as needed.
• Participates in self-review as requested by the unit director.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the health care team.
• Demonstrates understanding of cultural diversity, horizontal violence and impairment in the health professions.
• Cares for patients and self by supporting safety in the workplace.
• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues.
• Suggests and supports changes within the department.
• Assumes responsibility for assignment and views problems as challenges.
• Demonstrates awareness of behavior on the efficient functioning of the department.
• Assures equipment malfunctions are reported to the appropriate department.
• Establishes appropriate and effective communication strategies.
• Establishes professional and respectful interpersonal relationships.
• Contributes to the universal unit activities including, but not limited to, responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays and transporting patients.
• Provides diversional activities to reduce or prevent use of restraints.
• Documents in the medical record according to established procedures.
• Completes clerical functions as needed by department.
• Complies with safety policies and procedures including standard precautions and understands policies and procedures for blood borne pathogen exposure.
• Performs the UPMC nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants: ADLs (bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, ambulating, turning and repositioning patients. PLUS point of care testing (inc. blood glucose), weights, vital signs, I&O, telemetry monitor application/reapplication, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) & patient safety indicator prevention, urine specimen collection, restraint placement and removal, and ticket to ride (intra-hospital transportation).
• Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse.
• Strictly adheres to all policies and practices relative to patient care and hospital related information.
• Responds within the scope of the nursing assistant role to emergent situations.
• Provide companionship/supervision one on one with patients as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED