Nursing Assistant (NA) - PACU

Advocate Health•Bermuda Run, NC

4d•$20 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant performs designated basic patient care and related nursing tasks to provide quality care consistent with the hospital’s mission, nursing philosophy, goals, standards, and bylaws. Under the direction of a Licensed Nurse, the role assists with nursing care in predictable, uncomplicated, and stable patient situations. The position serves patients from neonates through older adults in the PACU at Davie Medical Center. The Nursing Assistant observes and reports changes in patient condition, obtains and documents vital signs and other patient information, provides hygiene and comfort care, assists with meals, mobility, transfers, and discharge, and maintains a safe and organized care environment. The role also supports the nursing team with pre- and post-operative care, communication, documentation, technical skills, and unit tasks. This is a full-time position scheduled Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., for 40 hours per week. The listed pay range is $19.80–$29.70. The role requires successful completion of a pre-employment physical demands test and includes occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED in General Studies.
Successful completion of an applicable state Board of Nursing Aide I with Plus 4 Skills approved training program; approved training program and competency evaluation are required.
Nurse Aide I registration with the Division of Facility Services Nurse Aide I Registry.
BLS Course C and CPR certification, unless the employee meets requirements for restricted CPR certification.
Successful completion of General Hospital Orientation and demonstrated competency in Nursing Assistant functions as determined by Learning and Organizational Effectiveness staff and Registered Nurse staff.
Acquire and maintain NA I Plus 4 Skills upon hire.
Ability to hear, speak, and comprehend English.
Ability to understand verbal and written communication.
Basic computer skills.
Successful completion of a pre-employment physical demands test.
Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including specified lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, gripping, bending, rotating, squatting, standing, and frequent walking requirements.
Visual acuity for reading and documenting patient charts and observing patients; sense of smell for safety; sense of touch for evaluating vital signs; and manual finger dexterity for writing, equipment operation, and positioning or moving patients.
Ability to effectively manage a high-stress environment resulting from patient volume.
Comply with required employee health programs, maintain applicable credentials, complete competency testing and required education, and follow corporate compliance, safety, and HIPAA requirements.

Responsibilities

Observe and report patients’ general appearance, behavior, responses to care and treatments, skin or bodily output abnormalities, changes in behavior, and abnormal vital signs to the Licensed Nurse.
Observe patients receiving intravenous therapy and promptly report disruptions, disconnections, swelling, or complaints of pain or discomfort at the site.
Observe patient-care equipment for proper functioning and report malfunctions to the Licensed Nurse.
Obtain and document temperature, pulse, respirations, heart rate, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, height, weight, and fluid intake and output as required.
Record diet, activity level, observations, treatments, and nursing care plan information on worksheets; gather equipment and collect specimens as directed.
Maintain a safe, organized patient-care environment and prioritize delegated care, consulting the nurse when a patient’s condition changes or assistance is needed.
Assist with elimination, hygiene, comfort measures, therapeutic measures, turning and repositioning, and one-to-one patient monitoring as directed.
Prepare patients for meals; assist with or feed patients, document food intake, provide water and nourishment, and manage fluids as ordered or directed.
Assist with admission, transfer, and discharge processes; manage personal belongings; and assist patients with ambulation and transfers, using lifts as needed.
Maintain a clean and neat unit and patient-care environment; change linens; obtain or return supplies and equipment; and answer call lights.
Assist with pre-operative and post-operative care, perform surgical or orthopedic skin preparations and surgical scrubs as needed, and provide post-mortem care as needed.
Complete unit assignments and communicate completed and outstanding work to the oncoming Nursing Assistant.
Perform technical skills and demonstrate knowledge of procedures, equipment, and treatments identified in the NA I + 4 Skills Competency Evaluation.
Assist the Licensed Nurse with communication involving physicians, hospital staff, and family members about patient progress, problems, and plans.
Provide timely, professional, caring customer service and promote the department positively to physicians, the hospital, and the community.
Promote a positive work environment, attend at least 75% of unit staff meetings, complete required continuing education and mandatory programs, and review staff communications.
Maintain professional working relationships, follow department rules and Standards of Behavior, and perform other duties assigned by management.
Comply with employee health, credential, competency, corporate compliance, safety, HIPAA, and education requirements.
Meet patient safety goals, including accurate patient identification and communication, medication safety, infection prevention, fall-risk reduction, patient involvement, and responding to changes in condition.