Nursing Assistant

Job Summary

Essential Functions

• PROVIDES PATIENT CARE
  • Prioritizes, plans and completes patient care as assigned
  • Assists with patient transfers and ambulation
  • Obtains accurate vital signs and other clinical parameters and specimens
  • Requests RN or LPN supervision with new or unfamiliar tasks
• ESTABLISHES A COMPASSIONATE ENVIRONMENT
  • Provides emotional, psychological and spiritual support to patients and families and other associates
• PROMOTES CUSTOMER SERVICE
  • Greeting patients, visitors, and associates in person and on the telephone
  • Answering questions within the scope of practice
  • Relaying calls to patients
  • Giving directions and referring inquiries to clinical staff and physicians
• COMMUNICATES INFORMATION
  • Collecting and documenting in the patient record
  • Providing clinical reports at regular intervals to fellow nursing assistants and nurses
  • Notifying RNs of significant findings or changes in patient condition
• MaintAINS PATIENT CONFIDENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY
  • Keeping information confidential
  • Responding to patient requests using tact and diplomacy
• COLLECTS RESIDENT/PATIENT INFORMATION
  • Operating patient care equipment according to policy and procedure
  • Observing patient response to care
  • Engaging patient in conversation and acting upon responses or requests
• PROVIDES A SAFE AND CLEAN WORKING ENVIRONMENT
  • Completing environmental rounds
  • Keeping patient rooms, supply rooms, and hallways free from clutter
  • Applying infection control policies and procedures to daily practice
  • Monitoring and maintaining equipment checks and maintenance duties
  • Maintaining adequate personal hygiene
• SUPPORTS UNIT EFFICIENCY
  • Cleaning and restocking patient equipment
  • Aiding in cleaning and monitoring of equipment
  • Contributing to PI activities using equipment and supplies as needed
  • Reporting maintenance and equipment issues per policy
  • Reporting to assigned unit on time, ready to meet the responsibilities of the position
  • Punching in and out as per Good Shepherd policy
  • Maintaining Etime sheet as necessary
• Maintains TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
  • Identifying own learning needs
  • Attending educational workshops
  • Seeking resources to meet learning needs
  • Attending unit meetings
  • Reading unit memos and meeting minutes
  • Maintaining ongoing mandatory education requirements
• CONTRIBUTES TO ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM EFFORT
  • Arriving on duty as scheduled
  • Maintaining attendance
  • Demonstrating flexibility in response to change
  • Acting as support personnel and performing assigned duties independently
  • Offering to assist other associates with patient care and unit activities that arise throughout the shift
  • Participating in orienting new employees

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Education: High School Diploma required
• Work Experience: 1 year acute or long term experience preferred
• Licenses / Certifications: Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required within 30 days of employment. Certification must be maintained throughout employment.