Nursing Department Assistant (NDA) III - Med/Surg & Telemetry

Cleveland Clinic•Fort Wayne, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Department Assistant III works on Lutheran Hospital’s 4D Complex Medical Care and Telemetry unit, caring for adult patients with a variety of diagnoses, including the medical needs of behavioral health patients. Under the direction of an RN, the assistant supports patients’ daily living activities and assists with direct patient care tasks such as performing EKGs, blood glucose monitoring, specimen collection, dressing changes, colostomy care, and documenting vital signs. The role also includes maintaining a safe and clean environment, managing supplies and equipment, transporting patients, and completing errands. The position works nights from 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within the new hire period.
Basic math skills and ability to read and write.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assist with a wide 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.
Seek assistance as necessary with difficult assignments or problem-solving.
Document care provided in the patient record.
Label specimens properly.
Ask patients about pain, use a pain scale, and report pain to the RN/LPN as needed.
Maintain the orderliness and cleanliness of the unit, including patient and unit equipment.
Keep patient areas neat and uncluttered and prepare rooms for patient admissions.
Clean and maintain patient/unit equipment, including over-bed tables, bed pans, and bedside commodes.
Immediately report equipment, supply, and maintenance problems to the RN.
Make hourly patient rounds, based on patient condition, to ensure safety measures are in place, including appropriate side rails, beds in low and locked positions, accessible phones and call lights, and appropriate restraints.
Ensure bed alarms are activated during hourly rounds.
Use personal protective equipment and universal comfort measures to assist patients toward independent living.
Complete other duties as assigned.
Provide for patients’ daily living activities, manage supplies and equipment, transport patients, and complete errands.
Under RN direction, assist with direct patient care tasks including EKGs, blood glucose monitoring, specimen collection, dressing changes, colostomy care, and documenting vital signs.