Nursing Assistant

About the Role

Provides patient care applying specialized knowledge and demonstrated clinical nursing skills. Maintains all required Nursing certifications and licenses. Performs nursing duties applying trained expertise, ensuring patients receive high-quality care aligned with the company's mission and commitments to the healthcare community.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care including bath, shampoo, shave, back rub, positions patients, makes beds, prepares patients for meals, feeds patients, and passes ice water.
• Answers all signal lights and bells promptly to determine and meet patient needs.
• Collects specimens (stool, urine, sputum, etc.), input and output, and records appropriately.
• Collects and records vital signs on patients.
• Obtains and records pertinent patient information per hospital policy.
• Assists and/or feeds patients, provides between-meal nourishment, fresh drinking water, and encourages fluids when indicated.
• Assists in progressive ambulation of patients by wheelchair, stretcher, and bed.
• Administers enemas, douches, and inserts rectal tubes, documenting appropriately.
• Applies ace bandages, elastic stockings, fills hot water bottles, ice bags, pads, and humidifiers.
• Cares for Foley catheters and Levine tubes as instructed by nurse.
• Applies condom drains, scrotal suspensories, unsterile compresses, and binders.
• Provides postmortem care and transports body to morgue.
• Applies restraints and siderails to assure patient safety.
• Observes isolation technique and provides direct patient care to patients on isolation.
• Assists in colostomy care and sets up orthopedic appliances.
• Runs errands, delivers messages, and answers telephone.
• Maintains a safe environment, observes for and reports safety hazards, and prepares incident reports.
• Prepares patients for surgery, x-ray, and other therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
• Prepares patients for examination and treatment, remains with patients unless relieved, and provides proper equipment, supplies, and lighting.
• Cleans and restocks areas, including supplies and equipment.
• Assists in orienting new patients to their surroundings.
• Assists in maintaining a sanitary and safe environment in service and nursing areas.
• Participates in team conferences, in-service education programs, and staff meetings.
• Assists other hospital employees as needed.
• Assists with admissions, transfers, and discharges of patients.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Successful completion of a hospital-approved Nursing Aide Training Program.

Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

• Three (3) months of on-the-job training is required to attain proficiency in assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Additional training may be provided for work in the long-term acute care hospital setting.