PRN Nurse Aide - Nights

Muenster Hospital District•Muenster, TX

About The Position

JOB SUMMARY: Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides delegated care from licensed nursing personnel to patients, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment. Participates in the department’s performance improvement activities. Works under moderate supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent preferred
Certified Nurse’s Aide certification preferred
Current BLS required (will provided if needed)
One year experience in direct patient care preferred
General knowledge of electronic equipment, computer hardware, and software
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
Possesses skills of active listening, critical thinking, oral comprehension, and time management

Responsibilities

Assists patients with activities of daily living
Provides delegated care from licensed nursing personnel to patients
Assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment
Participates in the department’s performance improvement activities
Provides general aspects of care that meet psychosocial, physical condition, and age specific needs within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice.
Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight, height, oxygen saturation, and intake-output.
Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in use of bedpan, commode and ambulating patients.
Provides morning /evening care which may include bathing, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing patients, changing bed linen, cleaning over bed table and bedside stand, straightening room and other general care as necessary throughout the shift.
Prepares patients for meals; serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients if necessary.
Distributes drinking water and snacks to patients as applicable.
Answers patients' call lights, anticipates patients' needs and makes rounds of assigned patients.
Demonstrates ability to communicate to the licensed personnel any observed changes in patient status and responses, including complaints of pain. Maintains awareness of the needs of the pediatric, geriatric and general patient population.
Provides explanation to patient and family prior to administering care to patient; answers questions within scope of practice.
Under the direction of supervising nurse, performs basic clinical skills including: assisting with wound care, glucometer reading, EKG, oxygen therapy.
Assists with patient admissions, discharge and transfers.
Meets current documentation standards and policies and completes within shift.
Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.