Licensed Nursing Assistant (Per Diem)

About the role

Provides quality patient care to the medical/surgical and pediatric patients under the direction of a registered nurse.

Responsibilities

• Exhibits courteous and cooperative behavior towards patients, families, visitors, volunteers, students, peers, and providers.
• Anticipates service needs and proactively resolves issues.
• Consistently holds self and others accountable for meeting patient/customer service standards.
• Practices service recovery skills.
• Works openly and collaboratively both inside and outside the department; promotes performance improvement.
• Follows through on statements and actions in a timely manner.
• Strives for excellence in all endeavors.
• Encourages discussion and consensus building.
• Recognizes and adapts to different view points and opinions; values diversity.
• Uses “indoor” voice.
• Avoids interrupting others.
• Champions change and exhibits flexibility and adaptability.
• Accepts responsibility for own actions, behaviors and decisions.
• Consistently optimizes time efficiently and effectively.
• Reports to work promptly at the beginning of the work shift and prepares to begin work.
• Returns to work promptly from lunch and breaks.
• Completes work assignment and departs timely.
• In compliance with Absenteeism and Tardiness policy.
• Is viewed as a resource in the department when dealing with issues of systems and resources and accomplishing tasks in the most efficient and effective ways.
• Provides quality patient care to the medical/surgical and pediatric patients under the direction of a registered nurse.
• Assists with admitting, discharging and transferring of patients.
• Assists with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting patients in and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc.
• Assists patients in ambulating with or without self-help devices, as instructed.
• Assists in preparing patients for surgery and diagnostic tests.
• Assists patients with dressing/undressing, daily dental/mouth care, bowel/bladder functions, hair/nail care, and daily bath/skin care as directed.
• Prepares patients for meals (i.e