Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Technician: Full-Time (DAY SHIFT)

NIGHT SHIFT NURSING ASSISTANT/PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN - Day and Night Shift Available

GENERAL SUMMARY

Under the direction of a registered nurse, the nursing assistant is responsible for direct patient care considering age specific, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs. Demonstrates unit/area-designated competencies. Assists in establishing and maintaining a patient care environment that is clean, safe and conducive to patient/family well-being including concepts of relationship based care.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Demonstrates excellent communication with team members:

• Takes initiative in reporting patient needs, abnormal findings and condition changes to RN
• Actively participates in structured and informal handoffs
• Performs purposeful hourly rounding
• Promptly responds to patient requests

Performs nursing care as delegated by the RN in an effort to identify/attain treatment goals such as:

• Records/calculates intake and output, obtains weights
• Obtains routine vital signs, pain score and temperature
• Assists the patient with: coughing, deep breathing, use of incentive spirometer
• Applies warm/cold therapies (heating pads, ice packs)
• Care of foley catheters
• Routine oxygen therapy, pulse oximetry
• Assist in preparing the body following death

Assists patient in completing ADLs including:

• Bathing, showering, toileting, positioning, turning, transferring & ambulation using assistive devices as needed and appropriate
• Assists with feeding and menu selection
• Distributes/collects nourishments and orders late trays
• Answers call lights

Assists in establishing and maintaining a patient care environment that is clean, safe, and conducive to patient/family well-being:

• Documents all patient belongings upon admission
• Prepare patient room for arrival/ assists in transfers and or discharge of patients
• Orients patient/family/visitors to patient room, unit, waiting area and facilities
• Assists patient/family in the use of hospital equipment (telephone, lights television)
• Makes occupied and unoccupied beds
• Collects and disposes of soiled linen
• Cleans and maintains equipment according to procedures

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• What is your desired shift? Nights or Days

Work Location: In person