Nursing Assistant I
Bayhealth · Dover, DE · 1 mo ago
Full-time
Responsibilities
- Follows nursing assistant plan of care established by the Registered Nurse within a specified timeframe.
- Performs duties such as mouth care, bathing, AM and PM care, assisting with ambulation, transfers to chair and/or bed, taking and documenting vital signs, and recording accurate intake and output.
- Documents all patient care delivered according to established policies and procedures.
- Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients and families in accordance with hospital standards.
- Communicates relevant patient information to a professional nurse within an appropriate time based on the level of urgency.
- Reports problems immediately to a professional nurse.
- Answers intercom or call lights in a timely, courteous manner, with appropriate communication to the patient and/or professional nurse.
- Performs patient care based on established guidelines for diagnostic and therapeutic exams, such as NPO for labs or x-rays, diet changes related to tests, enema-related tests.
- Performs safety and suicide precaution sitter duties as assigned.
- Assists other members of the nursing team and/or ancillary departments as requested.
Qualifications
- Education: High School Diploma or GED; Must meet one or more of the following criteria: Completion of a Nursing Assistant training course, Medical Assistant training course or Patient Care Technician training course. Completion of a Clinical lab simulation course which included training on vital signs, ADLs etc. Course must be verifiable via official transcript.
- Credential(s): Basic Life Support.
- Experience: Required: No experience necessary if completed a Nursing Assistant training course, Medical Assistant training course, Patient Care Technician training course, or a Clinical lab simulation course which included training on vital signs, ADLs etc. (Course must be verifiable via official transcript.)
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