Certified Nursing Assistant, Hem/Onc Med, St. Elizabeth\'s Medical Center, 40 Hours (Days)

Nursing Assistant – M7 – Full-time 40hrs/week, day shift, every other weekend required, holidays required as needed.

Job Summary:

The Nursing Assistant performs basic patient care activities as delegated by the Registered Nurse, assisting the nursing staff in providing quality patient care.

Qualifications

Minimum Education/Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalency.
• Requires previous Nursing Assistant experience or for nursing students, one clinical rotation completed.

Minimum Skills/Abilities:

• Able to communicate verbally and in writing in the English language.
• Able to complete mathematical computations required to perform treatment protocols.
• Able to lift, transfer, and move patients.

Certification/Licensure:

• Nursing Assistant Certification preferred.
• BLS required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs all patient care activities under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Functions as an assistant to the nursing staff or to the Registered Nurse.
• Performs non-nursing functions that impact and contribute to the quality of patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• Provides and maintains a safe and comfortable environment for the patient:

• Assists patients getting in and out of bed.
• Orients patient to call light and side rails, maintains accessibility, and answers call light in a timely fashion.
• Stays with restless patients.
• Makes and instructs in the use of cough pillows.
• Assists in the collection of medical data, vital signs.

• Preparation of the unit.
• Transferring patient to bed.
• Assembling patients\’ belongings.
• Accompanying patients as directed.

• Partial bed baths, assistance with shower and sit baths, as appropriate for the patient.
• Fills water pitchers and serves nourishments.
• Records intake and output.

• Appropriately cares for patients on precautions.
• Uses protective measures as deemed appropriate.
• Separates infectious materials and disposes of them appropriately.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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