Nursing Assistant - Mother Baby Unit

Nursing Assistant - Patient Care

• Interacts with the patient in a manner that preserves patient dignity, privacy, and meets psychosocial needs of the patient.
  • Baths patients and provides assistance with hygiene.
    • (Includes baths, mouth care, shaves males, combs hair, washes patient’s hair as requested.)
  • Changes bed linens for occupied and unoccupied beds.
  • Assists patients with meals, feeds patients as needed.
  • Obtains vital signs and weights, and records.
• Welcome and greet patients and visitors to the unit.
• Demonstrates pleasant, professional communication skills when speaking with patients, visitors, nursing staff, physicians, volunteers and personnel from other departments.
• Communicates patient and unit information to the RN and interdisciplinary care team in a timely manner.
• Seeks help from RN when needed.
• Documents patient care in an accurate, professional and timely manner according to policy and procedure.
• Uses equipment appropriately, follows Department policies for equipment and supply use, cleaning and maintenance.
• Performs assigned duties to maintain unit in a state of survey readiness and maintain quality initiatives.

Chart Management

• Ensures all chart forms are properly labeled.

Credentials

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.

Education or Equivalent Experience

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
• Education Specialization: Equivalent Experience:
• And 0-1 years
• Training and/or experience at an acute care facility or student nurse with hospital based clinical experience
• 0-1 years Previous secretarial skills or healthcare experience