Student Nurse Assistant (FLEXI)

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.

General Patient Care/Procedures

• Provide and/or assist patient with hygiene care and activities of daily living including but not limited to toileting, administration of tap water enema, care of indwelling urinary catheters, bathing, and oral/denture hygiene.
• Perform vital sign and blood glucose monitoring. Report abnormal results to the patient's primary nurse.
• Perform data entry, collection, and transport of specimens according to policy.
• Obtain blood products from Blood Bank per policy.
• Assist patient with nutrition and hydration needs including but not limited to the positioning and preparation of patients for meals, feeding/assisting, and monitoring and recording of intake.
• Assist with patient mobility including but not limited to repositioning, transfer to chair and/or ambulation.
• Document vital signs, intake and output, and patient care in the patient's electronic medical record "EMR."
• Stock and maintain adequate supplies and equipment (i.e. patient rooms, med room supplies, emergency airway supplies at the bedside, etc.).
• Perform patient safety sitting including adherence to policy and procedure for suicide precautions.
• Provide post-mortem care and assist with morgue procedure.
• Assist with the admission, transfer and discharge process including but not limited to room set up, patient belonging management, and transport.

Safety and Environment

• Assure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors by following all safety precautions and procedures in the performance of job duties.
• Adhere to patient identification policy and procedures.
• Reduce the risk for patient falls by ensuring fall precautions are in place, patients have their call light within reach and patients are not left unattended during toileting.
• Notify the patient's primary nurse of pertinent changes in patient's condition.
• Adhere to age appropriate protocols in order to ensure patient safety based on development needs.
• Contribute to prevention of infectious diseases among employees, patients, and visitors by adhering to Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Initiate timely emergency measures as appropriate according to role responsibilities.
• Practice awareness of noise level in the department and keep noise at a minimum to provide a quiet area for the patient population.
• Provide a calm, reassuring atmosphere for the patient, significant others, and family.

Education And Experience

Minimum Required Education: Must be actively enrolled in an accredited LPN, ADN or BSN Nursing Program and have successfully completed a medical-surgical adult patient clinical rotation (or equivalent).

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire.

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