Nursing Department Assistant (NDA) III - Adult Psych

Cleveland Clinic•Fort Wayne, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Department Assistant III supports care delivery on Lutheran Hospital’s 3B Adult Psych Unit, part of the Acute Adult Behavioral Health Center. The unit provides around-the-clock care for adult and older adult patients with behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric disorders who require close supervision, ongoing assessment, or intensive treatment. The assistant supports patients with daily living activities and room maintenance, and performs related tasks such as EKGs, blood glucose monitoring, specimen collection, and vital-sign documentation. The role is scheduled for evenings, 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within the new-hire period.

Nice To Haves

State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) certification.
Previous nursing assistance experience.

Responsibilities

Assist with a variety of patient care tasks and collaborate with healthcare team members to promote patient care.
Organize patient care assignments to ensure timely delivery and completion of care for assigned patients.
Document care in the patient record and label specimens properly.
Ask patients about pain and report it to the RN or LPN as needed.
Maintain the orderliness and cleanliness of units and patient or unit equipment.
Keep patient areas neat and uncluttered and prepare rooms for admissions.
Clean and maintain patient and unit equipment, including over-bed tables, bed pans, and bedside commodes.
Immediately report equipment, supply, or maintenance problems to the RN.
Make hourly patient rounds to ensure safety measures are in place, including appropriate side rails, beds in low and locked positions, phones and call lights within reach, and restraints appropriately applied.
Ensure bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.