Nurse Assistant (non-certified)

About the role

This position assists in patient care throughout the nursing areas and/or stay suites. Responsibilities include safe patient transport, dispatching services, and appropriate documentation. Observing patients requiring constant attention and facilitating receptionist/clerical duties are also key tasks.

Responsibilities

• Set up room for post-op patients.
• Deliver patient’s belongings to patient rooms.
• Orient patient to room and call lights.
• Frequent vital signs.
• Teach bedside exercises.
• Educate about diet-chart nutritional monitoring on all meals.
• Ambulate patients.
• Linen/Supplies (Stock): Change dressings as indicated per policy and procedure.
• Transport patient to vehicle on discharge.
• Bladder scan as indicated per protocol.
• Reports patient’s status and needs to RN.
• Answer call lights and attends to/reports patient needs.
• Obtains urine/stool/sputum specimens.
• Transfers, moves and repositions patients.
• Makes occupied and unoccupied beds.
• Maintains current knowledge and certification requirements.
• Attends all required Safety Training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety and specific job-related hazards.
• Respects and regards the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.

Requirements

• Current Nursing Assistant certification – Preferred
• Minimum of two years’ patient care experience
• Basic Cardiac Life Support – Required
• CPR certification from American Heart Association (AHA) - Required

Essential Functions

• Set up room for post op patients.
• Deliver patient’s belongings to patient rooms.
• Orient patient to room and call lights.
• Frequent vital signs.
• Teach bedside exercises.
• Educate about diet-chart nutritional monitoring on all meals.
• Ambulate patients.
• Linen/Supplies (Stock): Change dressings as indicated per policy and procedure.
• Transport patient to vehicle on discharge.
• Bladder scan as indicated per protocol.
• Reports patient’s status and needs to RN.
• Answer call lights and attends to/reports patient needs.
• Obtains urine/stool/sputum specimens.
• Transfers, moves and repositions patients.
• Makes occupied and unoccupied beds.
• Maintains current knowledge and certification requirements.
• Attends all required Safety Training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety and specific job-related hazards.
• Respects and regards the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.