Nursing Assistant Emergency Department Part -Time - 7am -7:30pm Monday thru Friday & every other weekend

Responsibilities

• Interpersonal skills/teamwork.
  • Demonstrates a positive attitude and willingness to facilitate unit functioning.
  • Knowledge of and adheres to patient's rights.
  • Respects and maintains patient confidentiality.
• Productivity/Professional Behavior.
  • Shows independence by completing duties with appropriate supervision.
  • Utilizes time in an efficient manner, completing daily activities in a timely and organized fashion.
  • Works effectively with others.
  • Attends 75% of department meetings and attends in-services regularly.
• Patient Care Skills.
  • Participates in the creation and maintenance of a healthy work environment by accepting professional direction and leadership of the RN.
  • Performs patient hygiene activities, i.e. bathing, foot care, shaving, hair care, etc.
  • Assists with patient mobility activities (patient ambulation, transfers to chair, etc.).
  • Assists with transfer of patients from bed to stretcher/stretcher to bed.
  • Affirms patient cleanliness, dryness, and regular turning to prevent skin breakdown.
  • Performs non-sterile treatments.
  • Assists monitoring and reporting of patient pain levels.
  • Affirms supplies are immediately available by retrieving and returning equipment per procedure.
• Patient Care Skills.
  • Obtains patient related information and reports and documents per policy and procedure (to include vital signs, basic patient care, and valuables).
  • Observes and reports patient elimination patterns. Empties foley bags and records output.
  • Completes I&O records.
  • Obtains and records patient weights.
  • Assists with preparation of patient for surgery and special procedures.
  • Collects non-sterile specimens.
  • Recognizes and reports abnormal or unusual situations on a timely basis, i.e. pain, respiratory distress, skin temperature or color changes, skin pressure areas, etc.
  • Utilizes computer entry as directed.
  • Per policy, observe patients in restraints for comfort and safety. Ensures that restraint is not restrictive to extremities. Offers food, fluid, and toileting opportunities per policy.
• Dietary-Assists patients with meals, snacks;
  • Prepares patient for meal service;
  • Assists patients with menu selection, meal service as needed;
  • Collects soiled trays from patients in timely manner, takes trays to soiled utility room as needed;
  • Delivers snacks to patient as requested;
  • Records patient food intake;
  • Communicates patient eating problems to appropriate personnel;
  • Orders non-food & food items;
  • Performs other related dietary duties as assigned
• Transportation-Transports patients in safe, efficient, timely manner;
  • Uses proper transfer techniques when moving patients;
  • Observes patient condition, notifies appropriate personnel of changes in status
• Safety-Maintains safe environment for patients, co-workers;
  • Recognizes unsafe conditions, takes action or reports conditions to supervisor immediately;
  • Uses Universal Precautions to protect patients, self from infection;
  • Demonstrates awareness of, concern for patient safety;
  • Closely observes patients at risk for fall or injury, follows all related practice guidelines;
  • Reports, turns in broken or damaged equipment immediately;
  • Operates all mechanical and electrical equipment in safe, conscientious manner at all times;
  • Uses correct techniques to dispose of biomedical waste materials;
  • Practices proper body mechanics in daily work activities
• Quality Improvement--Participates in quality assessment/quality improvement (QI) activities;
  • Includes safety, universal precautions, other activities as assigned;
  • Completes QI data collection activities as requested;
  • Participates in implementing corrective action plans for improvement;
  • Utilizes cost containment measures in daily practice;
  • Participates in developing corrective action plans for improvement
• Environmental Services--Performs limited housekeeping activities in select areas (MPU) as needed
• Compliance--Complies with department, Medical Center policies & procedures, standards, rules of conduct; complies with absenteeism & tardiness policies

Essential Functions

• Mobility to move from room to room, between dept and to rapidly initiate, complete patient care evacuation procedures, ability to move standard patient care equipment, supplies; ability to lift, move, support, transfer, assist patients; includes but not limited to utilizing transfer techniques such as standing pivot, sliding board, 2&3 person lifts, sheet assists;
• Manual dexterity to perform patient treatments, manipulate tools, instruments, commonly used equipment;
• Organizational skills as well as observation, problem solving, collecting patient data, identifying, responding to unusual or abnormal situations;
• Interpersonal and written communication skills necessary to communicate effectively with patients, families, staff, physicians;
• Ability to walk, stoop, reach to carry out routine cleaning functions;
• Ability to push, pull carts weighing several hundred pounds;
• Ability to climb, work from ladders

Working Conditions

• Setting is generally a clinical nursing unit; work requires prolonged standing, working, lifting; may be exposed to patient illness, communicable diseases, blood hazards, hazardous chemicals; duties must be completed regardless of frequent interruptions

Orientation Requirements

• Must attend new employee & department orientations.

Education/Experience Required

• Certified BLS Provider specializing in Basic Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.
• - Current Michigan certification as a Nurse Aide is required at hire or must be obtained prior to hire, or at least 6 months acute care Nurse aid or Patient Care Technician experience required, or have completed the first year of clinical rotation in a school of nursing required.
• It is not required for Nursing Assistants to maintain certification after hire while actively working in the Nursing Assistant role.
• - Certification is not required for internal transferees; renewal is not required.
• Nurses Aide certification is not required for applicants who have completed the first year of clinical rotation in a school of nursing.

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent from an accredited program required.
• Some experience preferred.

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Health Genesys Hospital
• Department: HFGH Emergency Department
• Shift: Day
• Job: Job
• Union Code: MIGRA AFSCME Local 3518