Nursing Assistant
Healthcare
NursingAssistant-FloatPool-Days
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“Nursing Assistant - Float Pool - Days at Nursing Assistant. Skills: Patient care, Vital signs monitoring, Assisting with patient mobility, Specimen collection, CPR. Performs personal care for the comfort and well-being of the includes bed bath, tub bath, shower, sitz bath, mouth care, skin care, hair care and nail care.. Serves and collects food trays.”
Industry & Context.
Work consistently requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stretching, stooping, pushing and pulling., Must be able to lift and support the weight of 51 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment and supplies., Must speak and understand English with the ability to communicate effectively., Manual and finger dexterity., One facility float staff., 7am-7pm schedule
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
High School Diploma or GED required, Completion of an approved Nurse Aide Training Program or student nurses meeting the listing requirements of the DFS Nurse Aide Registry required, Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide required, Current American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support HealthCare Provider certification required
What You'll Do.
Performs personal care for the comfort and well-being of the includes bed bath
hair care and nail care.
Serves and collects food trays.
Feeds patients and records dietary intake.
water and nourishments.
Measures and records intake and output.
Assists the patient with bedpan
bowel and bladder training.
Records daily bowel function.
Applies condom catheters.
Collects and tests specimens (urine
Administers cleansing
fleet and/or retention enema.
Provides perineal and catheter care.
Empties drainage device from body cavities/wounds and records.
Maintains gastric suction.
Assists with simple non-sterile dressing changes
application and removal of ace bandages
sequential compression device
pelvic and cervical traction
Makes occupied and unoccupied beds.
Performs pm care to promote patient comfort.
Takes and records temperature
Obtains and records patient weight and height.
Turns and positions patients.
Does not initiate but participates in the application and removal of restraint devices as directed by the Registered Nurse or Licensed Care Provider Assists in monitoring the patient in restraints for safety
nutrition and elimination.
Assists with postmortem care.
Provides hand-off communication appropriate to job duties.
Reports and documents information related to assigned duties.
Assists with maintaining documentation according to established policies and procedures.
Assists patients with transfers to bed
wheelchair stretcher.
Assists with Range of Motion exercises.
Initiates or participates in CPR.
Provides continuous observation of a patient or patients when assigned to serve in this capacity.
Provides continuous observation for assigned patients on suicide precautions or patients in behavior management restraints
Provides instructions to patients and family members according to approved protocols and/or the plan of care as delegated by and under the supervision of the Registered Nurse. Documents spoken or observed response.
Performs fingerstick for blood glucose monitoring upon competency verification
Retrieves blood products (upon competency verification)
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Provides hand-off communication appropriate to job duties.; Assists with maintaining documentation according to established policies and procedures.; Participates in the application and removal of restraint devices as directed by the Registered Nurse or Licensed Care Provider; Provides instructions to patients and family members according to approved protocols and/or the plan of care as delegated by and under the supervision of the Registered Nurse.
Communication Scope
Ability to communicate effectively; Provides instructions to patients and family members
Full Job Description
**Department:** 34119 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - NCBH Nursing Float Pool **Status:** Full time **Benefits Eligible:** Yes **Hou****rs Per Week:** 36 **Schedule Details/Additional Information:** One facility float staff. 7am-7pm **Pay Range** $19.80 - $29.70 **Essential Functions:** Performs personal care for the comfort and well-being of the patient; includes bed bath, tub bath, shower, sitz bath, mouth care, skin care, hair care and nail care. Serves and collects food trays. Feeds patients and records dietary intake. * Distributes ice, water and nourishments. Measures and records intake and output. * Assists the patient with bedpan, urinal, bedside commode, bowel and bladder training. * Records daily bowel function. Applies condom catheters. * Collects and tests specimens (urine, feces, sputum). * Administers cleansing, fleet and/or retention enema. * Provides perineal and catheter care. * Empties drainage device from body cavities/wounds and records. * Maintains gastric suction. * Assists with simple non-sterile dressing changes, application and removal of ace bandages, sequential compression device, heat application, pelvic and cervical traction, application. * Makes occupied and unoccupied beds. * Performs pm care to promote patient comfort. * Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure. * Obtains and records patient weight and height. * Turns and positions patients. * Does not initiate but participates in the application and removal of restraint devices as directed by the Registered Nurse or Licensed Care Provider Assists in monitoring the patient in restraints for safety, circulation, hydration, nutrition and elimination. * Assists with postmortem care. * Provides hand-off communication appropriate to job duties. * Reports and documents information related to assigned duties. * Assists with maintaining documentation according to established policies and procedures. * Assists patients with transfers to bed, wheelchair stretcher.
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