PCU Nursing Assistant
About The Position
The Nursing Assistant works under the direction of a licensed nurse to provide direct patient care, including assisting with admission and discharge. The assistant performs or helps with procedures in accordance with physician orders and nursing delegation, based on validated skills and competency. The role includes identifying changes in a patient's condition and communicating them immediately to the nurse, providing basic care, and assisting with transportation and patient transfers. The position contributes to and helps implement patient-centered plans of care, gathers basic health information through observation and interviews, takes and records vital signs, and promptly reports symptoms such as pain. The Nursing Assistant works in accordance with department standards, policies, and procedures, and may perform other duties to meet department or organizational needs. English proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking is required for effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues.
Requirements
- Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English.
- Nurse Aide certification from the North Dakota Board of Health within four months of the start date.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 90 days of the start date.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to and assist in implementing a plan of care that reflects the patient's physical, psychological, social, educational, developmental, and rehabilitative needs.
- Demonstrate competency in department-specific functions in accordance with standards of care, policies, and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned to meet department and organizational needs.
- Contribute to assessment of patients' health status by collecting basic subjective and objective data through observations and interviews, including taking vital signs and reporting and recording them appropriately.
- Identify basic signs and symptoms of deviations from normal health status and provide information to licensed nurses to help identify patient problems and needs.
- Promptly report patients' self-reported pain or symptoms according to standard operating procedure.
- Assist with or perform procedures according to physician orders and nursing delegation, based on validated skills and competency.
- Identify changes in a patient's condition and communicate them immediately to the nurse.
- Provide basic care and assist with patient transportation and transfers, including admission and discharge processes.
Benefits
- Health plan
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Education assistance
- Paid time off (PTO)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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