PCT or CNA Full Time Days

Job Summary

Performs various direct patient care activities under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Assists patients with living skills: bathing, eating, hygiene, changing bed linens. Collects non-invasive body fluid specimens, gathers vital signs. Aids physicians and nursing staff members with procedures within the scope of practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide general nursing care such as positioning patients; lifting and turning patients; applying/utilizing special equipment; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode; ambulating the patient; pre-operative and post-operative care; and application of appliances, taking blood pressure and TPR, and documents appropriately.
• Aid in preparation of units, patient rooms, supplies, and beds for receiving patient admissions, returning surgical patients, transfers, emergencies, or discharges.
• Aid in obtaining admission height, weight, and vital signs.
• Provide living skills, which may include bed bath, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing patient, changing bed linen, Prepare patients for meals, serve and remove food trays, and assist with meals or feed patients; documents percentage of diet consumed.
• Accurately document vital signs, intake and output, accurately records patients’ weight.
• Perform quality controls on assigned glucometer each shift.
• Answer patient call lights, anticipate patients' needs, and make rounds to assigned patients.
• Perform general care activities for patients in isolation. Follow isolation protocols. Distribute drinking water and other nourishments to patients as ordered.
• Aid Staff Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Practical Nurse with treatment procedures. Assist in and accompany patients in the admission, transfer and discharge procedures. Assist patients with handling and care of clothing and other personal property (including dentures, glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices) throughout their hospital stay.
• Collect and transport specimens to the correct department. Transport patients to and from various departments as requested.
• Accurately report (and when appropriate, record) patient care and assessment dates, and any changes observed in condition or behavior of patients and unusual incidents to the Nurse responsible for the patient’s care.
• Participate in and contribute to Nursing Care Plans. Provide post-mortem care and assists, as needed, in transport.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment by cleaning Utility Rooms, cleaning equipment and preparing for disinfection or sterilization, reporting equipment that is out of order, reporting other problems to the Nurse in charge, appropriate handling of clean and dirty linen and store supplies on the unit.
• Show dependability by adhering to hospital attendance policy as outlined in the Employee Handbook. Work effectively as a team member in the delivery of care and assists in the orientation of new employees.
• Maintain a neat and professional appearance while performing duties in a competent and caring manner. Complies with measures for preventing exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
• Attend monthly departmental meetings and in-services. Participates in the Hazardous Material Program; hazards include exposure to blood and body fluids, possible communicable diseases, sharp objects and instruments, assorted chemicals and gasses as listed in the Hazardous Materials Program Manual.
• Complies with established Safety and Patient Safety Program practices. Perform other incidental and related duties, as required and/or assigned.
• Develops an understanding of responsibilities for recognizing patient abuse and follows policy for making appropriate referrals/interventions.
• Develops an understanding of responsibilities for participation in Performance Improvement activities and participates in such activities.
• Limits access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job, and shares such information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.

Qualifications

• Previous patient care experience, preferably in a hospital or long term care facility. Nurse Aid certification preferred.