Nursing Assistant - Medical Surgical - Full Time - Nights

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities they serve and the people they employ. This includes helping families grow through special deliveries, conveying difficult diagnoses with compassion, going above and beyond for patient needs, and celebrating patients who overcome diseases or personal health challenges.

The position offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a supportive work environment where all employees make a real difference in the communities they live and work in.

Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, ensuring understanding and comfort level of treatment, as outlined in the Age Specific Criteria.
• Completes age specific competency assessment.
• Gives individualized customer service/patient care.
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal relations with patients, co-workers, physicians, and guests to ensure effective communications.
• Responds to patient needs promptly and courteously.
• OBTAINS FEEDBACK FROM PATIENTS AND VISITORS REGARDING THEIR HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE.
• Communicates patient issues to the appropriate staff.
• Reports patient comfort needs to nurse in a timely manner.
• Affirms that skin is clean and dry.
• Reports any noticed skin changes.
• Provides personal care and assists with ADL (activities of daily living).
• Assists as necessary with ambulation.
• Completes vital signs per patient's plan of care.
• Weighs patients per patient's plan of care.
• Reinforces patient education.
• Provides transportation assistance.
• Reports any variation from patient's plan of care to professional staff.
• Attends to patient amenities; e.g., newspaper, mail.
• Documents all data collected, in Cerner and/or on worksheets, accurately, completely, and in a timely manner to provide an accurate record of patient activities and response to activities.
• Documentation is completed in an ongoing basis prior to end of shift.
• Documentation reflects patient's responses to activities according to patient's plan of care.
• Documentation reflects care delivered.
• Consistently recognizes and utilizes measures to provide for safe, efficient, patient care and work environment.
• Answers Call Lights in a timely manner and responds to the patient request or relays request to appropriate resource when necessary.
• Performs other duties as delegated/under the direction of the professional staff.
• Absorbs coverage of all duties when self or other staff are off the nursing unit.
• Aids other team members when own work is complete.
• Appropriately reports incidents.
• Utilizes Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions infection control techniques correctly and consistently.
• Directly responsible to the staff nurse and assists in the care of the patient by performing delegated activities utilizing the reciprocal process of the 4 Rights of Delegation.
• Prepares exam rooms and equipment to facilitate treatment and examination of patients by setting up instruments/equipment and supplies.
• Prepares exam rooms and medical equipment according to provider protocol 95% of the time.
• Cleans and preps rooms in a timely manner.
• Independently manages all sterilization needs for department by working with sterile processing and ensures all equipment is returned to the appropriate room/are within acceptable times.
• Maintains work areas to ensure healthy environment conditions by cleaning and organizing equipment, rooms and work spaces.
• Organizes and maintains all clinical care stock.
• Organizes, cleans, and restocks clinical care areas independently.
• Keeps supplies up to date.
• Covers the front reception area as directed.
• Serves as backup office assistant.
• Answers phone professionally and utilizes message center as appropriate and accurately transcribes messages for providers from patients.
• Assists with intake, scheduling, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) preferred.
• Completion of first clinical rotation as Nursing Assistant preferred.
• Successful completion of the 75-hour state approved Nurse Assistant course or 6 months Nurse Assistant experience required.
• Will consider high school students 16 years or older who have completed the above requirements.
• Previous customer service, cleaning, food service and/or patient related experience preferred.
• One to three months on the job experience to learn hospital procedures and work routines preferred.
• Previous experience in patient care setting such as hospital, clinic or nursing home preferred.
• Previous experience with direct patient contact preferred.
• Orientation and on the job experience will be provided to learn hospital procedures and work routines.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to understand and carry out instructions, follow schedules, communicate information, read simple and clear instructions and complete reports.
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills commensurate with job description.
• Participation in mandatory in-services and continuing education programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by supervisor.

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
• Physical Activity: Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Sitting, Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Balancing, Carrying, Crawling, Distinguishing Colors, Keyboarding/typing, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Stooping/bending, Twisting, Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Grasping, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking, Standing, Walking.
• Equipment/Machinery/Tools: Explores, Explosives (pressurized gas), Hazardous Drugs (exposure risks, protective personal equipment required), Mechanical moving parts/vibrations.