NURSING ATTENDANT III

About the role

Provides prescribed care involving the application of an extensive body of specialized treatment techniques to patients in an inpatient care unit. Essential Job Functions include:

• Makes specialized observations on the patient's condition during the course of rounds, records and reports observations to a physician or registered nurse.
• Takes records of the patient’s vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate and checks for pain level and reports data to registered nurse or provider.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, i.e. serving meals, feeding, brushing teeth, dressing and undressing, bathing, eliminating, range of motion and ambulating.
• Administers specialized treatment regimen of nursing care as directed by a physician or registered nurse.
• Turns and re-positions bedridden patients alone or with assistance and takes appropriate measures to prevent pressure sore.
• Ensures a safe, clean, orderly and sanitary environment for patients by cleaning up minor spills, making beds, cribs and bassinets, maintaining wards, sleeping quarters and recreational areas.
• Collects specimens such as urine, feces, or sputum, and transports to the lab and blood bank.
• Documents on patient's medical record using the hospital medical system; performs some clerical work related to patient care as assigned, and other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Performs the general duties of a nursing attendant; ordering of supplies, picking up stock orders and restock; performs cycle count of inventory; restock clinical resuscitation carts using approved quality checklist. Ordering of specialty items from Supply Chain. Leads and/or participates in special projects (clinical or non-clinical) as directed. Participates in division/facility wide committees.

Requirements

• One (1) year of experience at the level of Nursing Attendant II.
• Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA) issued by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
• A current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) issued by the American Heart Association.

Qualifications

Desirable Qualifications: Additional credit will be awarded to applicants who possess additional experience at the level of Nursing Attendant II.

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