Registry Student Nurse Assist I - 4M Cardiovascular

Houston Healthcare•Warner Robins, GA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

This role provides direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). Responsibilities include assisting with personal care, monitoring vital signs, collecting specimens, and supporting patient mobility and comfort. The position also involves administrative support tasks such as greeting visitors and managing supplies, and active participation in team meetings and rounds.

Requirements

One year of experience which includes direct patient care, OR the successful completion of a nursing assistant training course or currently enrolled in an accredited BSN RN or Associate RN program and completion of 1 clinical rotation.
BLS certification

Nice To Haves

Clerical experience and experience with various computer applications preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides personal care including baths, shampoo, shave, back rub, position changes, makes beds, prepares patients for meals, feeds patients, and passes ice water.
Answers call lights and bells promptly to meet patient needs.
Collects specimens, stool, urine, sputum, etc.
Collects inputs and output and records appropriately.
Collects and records temperature and vital signs on patient.
Obtain and records pertinent information per hospital policy.
Assess presence and extent of pain of patient and family information with RN and understand what steps to alleviate.
Assist and/or feeds patients, provides between meal nourishments, provides fresh drinking water and encourages fluids when indicated.
Assist in progressive ambulation of patients by gate belt, wheelchair, stretcher and bed.
Administers enemas and douches as indicated and documents appropriately.
Operates converter chair, lifts, scales, beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs.
Applies ace bandages, ted hose and elastic stockings, and sequential compression devices.
Assist with oxygen support and incentive spirometer.
Assist RN with restraint devices and side rails to ensure safety of patient.
Observes isolation techniques and provide direct care to patients in isolation.
May serve as a patient sitter.
Assist in ostomy care and education.
Set up orthopedic appliances.
Performs nursing functions requiring skills and judgement (supervised by RN).
Maintains and records and reports necessary information in regard to patient care.
Confers periodically, with RN on activities of the nursing staff and matters that relate to patient care.
Assist in patient and family education by the RN.
Serves as a liaison between the patient and other members of the health care team.
Prepares patient for surgery and other therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
Maintains a safe environment for patient care.
Greets visitors, answers telephone, screen calls, and takes appropriate information and messages and distributes to appropriate employee to meet the caller's needs.
Maintains clerical and related unit supplies, places orders and replenish stock.
Attends bedside report, daily huddle, and inter-disciplinary rounds.