NURSE AIDE-REHAB-WOODLAWN

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Current CPR training certificate

Skills

• Detail oriented
• Communicate effectively
• Adaptable to changing work environment or needs

Responsibilities & Expectations

• Receives and gives report regarding status of assigned patients at beginning and end of shift
• Performs direct and indirect patient care including but not limited to:
• bathing
• feeding
• toileting
• performing perineal care
• providing oral hygiene and denture care
• measuring intake and output
• collecting urine and stool specimens
• transferring from bed, chair, wheelchair
• assisting with use of walkers, wheelchairs, canes, braces
• positioning in chairs, beds, wheelchairs, geriatric chairs
• turning and changing positions
• assisting with ambulation
• making occupied and unoccupied beds
• weighing
• providing post mortem care
• practicing universal precautions and special isolation techniques
• EKG
• Bladder Scans
• Meal percentages
• Effectively communicates and coordinates care of patients with other caregivers
• Reports changes in status and unusual events to licensed professionals
• Attends to the physical, psychological, cultural, and spiritual needs of the patient

Working Conditions

• Work eight/twelve hours a day
• This unit requires 24/7 coverage
• Shifts are variable to volume of department
• Rotation as needed
• Work weekends and holidays as assigned
• Every third weekend and every other holiday
• Lunch periods and breaks are coordinated with other staff members to maintain adequate floor coverage