Nursing Assistant FT Days
About The Position
Kindred Hospital San Antonio Central is a long-term acute care hospital located inside Baptist Medical Center. It specializes in caring for patients recovering from post-intensive-care and medically complex conditions, providing intensive care and telemetry-level services. The Nursing Assistant supports professional nursing personnel in providing patient care in an assigned area. The role assists patients with activities of daily living, personal care, and emotional support, and performs more complex clinical skills under the direction of professional nursing personnel. The Nursing Assistant provides general bedside care, measures and documents vital signs and intake and output, prepares rooms and equipment, and assists with admissions, transfers, and discharges. The role also responds to patient calls, assists with treatments and meals, transports patients, and provides post-mortem care. The position requires effective communication, basic computer skills, organization, the ability to work under stress, and reliable attendance.
Requirements
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Basic computer knowledge.
- Ability to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities, and function under stressful situations.
- Ability to maintain a good working relationship within the department and with other departments.
- Must read, write, and speak fluent English.
- Must have good and regular attendance.
- Basic Life Support (BCLS), such as AHA or Red Cross, within the facility-specified time frame (required).
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent, including education equivalent to completion of secondary school, or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role (preferred).
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in the state of practice upon hire (preferred).
- At least six months of experience in an acute or long-term care facility (preferred).
Responsibilities
- Consult with the supervisor and keep them informed about unit activities, needs, and patient-care problems.
- Provide general nursing care, including positioning, lifting, turning, ambulation, use of special equipment, assistance with bed pans, urinals, or commodes, preoperative and postoperative care, and application of binders or anti-embolic stockings.
- Provide personal care, including bed baths and oral, hair, and back care; change bed linens; clean over-bed tables and bedside stands; and maintain the patient room.
- Measure and accurately record temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake and output; document in a timely manner.
- Prepare patient rooms and beds for admissions and transfers, ensure necessary equipment is present, and maintain a clean, comfortable, and attractive environment with attention to ventilation and lighting.
- Assist with patient admission, transfer, and discharge procedures, including handling and caring for patient belongings and other personal property.
- Answer patient call lights, telephone calls, and paging system alerts and respond as appropriate.
- Under Registered Nurse direction, perform routine treatment procedures such as enemas and application of heat or cold appliances.
- Release, remove, and reapply patient restraints under RN direction, ensuring proper positioning and alignment.
- Assist the Registered Nurse and/or LVN/LPN with complicated patient treatment procedures.
- Serve and remove meal trays promptly and assist with feeding or meal preparation, such as opening containers and cutting food.
- Transport patients to and from departments as requested.
- Provide post-mortem care and assist with transporting bodies to the morgue or designated area.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
