Nursing Assistant - 3W, Ortho Rehab

About the role

Nemours is seeking a Nursing Assistant for our 3 West floor! Position is full-time - 60 hrs every 2 wks, 12-hr rotating shifts, every third holiday, two weekends out of six.

Responsibilities

• Affords an adequate stock of all necessary equipment and supplies in designated areas at established par levels.
• Affords a clean and safe patient care unit.
• Affords patients with activities of daily life (bath, feed, play, etc.) and provides other patient care as directed.
• Affords assistance to other staff in examination or treatment procedures including positioning, holding and comforting patients.
• Affords assurance that all supplies are accurately charged.
• Contact pharmacy, dietary, and other departments as designated by the Registered Nurse.
• Collects patient specimens (blood, urine, stool, other per policy), paying close attention to patient safety, comfort and accuracy of information.
• Uses Hospital Information Systems as required for patient care, (e.g. documenting vital signs and patient care activities.)
• Accurately relays information from physicians, nurses, laboratory personnel and others.
• Transports patients and delivers reports, supplies, etc., to other patient units or Nemours/AIDHC locations as needed.
• Transports medications from Pharmacy or pneumatic tube system to an appropriate licensed personnel in the patient care area for immediate patient use or storage in the Medication Room on the patient care area.
• Promotes patient safety and participates in activities that adhere to patient safety standards and procedures.
• Protects patient privacy and maintains confidentiality.
• Courteously and professionally covers patient care unit front desk as needed. Includes promptly answering telephones, greeting patients, sending reports, distributing, sorting, or processing mail, entering orders, managing medical record, etc.
• Responsible for participation in departmental and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with the goals of the Nemours Foundation.
• Participates in unit, departmental and hospital education programs.
• Attends unit/departmental meetings regularly.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the care of patients of all ages; neonates, infants, toddlers, school aged, adolescents and adults.

Qualifications

• American Heart Association BLS required
• High School Diploma required
• Minimum 1 year patient care experience preferred
• Able to understand laboratory orders, computer information, and some medical terminology
• Able to obtain specimens, including blood specimens, from a patient population that is primarily pediatric and often ill or restricted in some way.