Nurse Assistant
Port Huron, Michigan
Employer: McLaren
Industry: Service/Support
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Part-Time
$1,250 Sign on bonus
Dept: 6 North Medical-Surgical Cardiac Observation
Hours per pay period: 48
Schedule: 6:30p-7a
Position Summary:
Provides health care for patients under the direction of a nurse. Assists patients under their care with day-to-day tasks, playing a vital support role.
Responsibilities:
Required:
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Dept: 6 North Medical-Surgical Cardiac Observation
Hours per pay period: 48
Schedule: 6:30p-7a
Position Summary:
Provides health care for patients under the direction of a nurse. Assists patients under their care with day-to-day tasks, playing a vital support role.
Responsibilities:
- Answers patient calls and determines how best to help them.
- Provides physical support for patients with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising.
- Turns and repositions bedridden patients.
- Ensures patients receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences. Provides encouragement and support with eating.
- Obtains and uses a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers and nurses about patient condition, treatment plans, and suggested activities to provide appropriate patient care.
- Measures and records food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Records vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff or as ordered.
- Examines patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises or blood in urine.
- Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.
- Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols.
- Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Six (6) month of job-related experience and/or training.
- BLS certification
- State Certified Nursing Assistant.
- One year of experience in a medical setting.
- A basic understanding of patient care, medical terminology, coding procedures, reference tools, and appropriate clinical pharmacology for nurse assistant practice scope.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and customer service skills.
- Familiarity with electronic medical health care record systems.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Created: 2024-04-19
Reference: 24002669
Country: United States
State: Michigan
City: Port Huron
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