Nursing Assistant - Float thru weekend

Position: Nursing Assistant - Float - Full Time Days 7am - 7:30pm Monday thru Friday & every other weekend
* Sign On Bonus: $3,000

* Department:
Float

* Schedule:

Full-Time Days - 7a - 7:30p, Mon - Fri & EOWE

* Hospital:
Henry Ford Health Genesys

* Location:

Grand Blanc, Michigan

GENERAL

SUMMARY:

Facilitate the provision of patient care by performing basic, age-appropriate nursing care to patients under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide care for the age group(s) served.

* Interpersonal skills/teamwork. Demonstrates a positive attitude and willingness to facilitate unit functioning.

* Standards of Performance:

* Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.

* Demonstrate willingness to assist when asked.

* Demonstrate flexibility in responding to patient/unit needs.

* Knowledge of and adheres to patient s rights.

* Demonstrate compassion, concern, and respect to patients.

* Respect and maintain patient confidentiality.

* Productivity/Professional Behavior. Is a productive/professional member of a health care team.

* Standards of Performance:

* Show independence by completing duties with appropriate supervision.

* Utilize time in an efficient manner, completing daily activities in a timely and organized fashion.

* Show initiative in seeking out appropriate additional duties.

* Present self in a manner that promotes a positive image.

* Communicate identifies unit problems following appropriate chain of command and actively participates in the problem-solving process.

* Work effectively with others.

* Attend 75% of department meetings and attends in-services regularly.

* Performs other related duties as requested and as directed.

* Patient Care Skills. Assists the RN/LPN with functions to promote, restore, and maintain optimum patient health.

* Standards of Performance:

* Participate in the creation and maintenance of a healthy work environment by: i. Accepting professional direction and leadership of the RN ii. Communication with RN, the progress of work assignment, problems encountered, or work completed.

* Perform patient hygiene activities, i.e., bathing, foot care, shaving, hair care, etc.

* Assist with patient mobility activities patient ambulation, transfers to chair, etc.

* Assist with transfer of patients from bed to stretcher/stretcher to bed.

* Assist with keeping patients clean, dry, and regularly turned to prevent skin breakdown.

* Perform non-sterile treatments.

* Assist monitoring and reporting of patient pain levels. Assists patients to achieve optimum comfort levels, i.e., repositioning.

* Ensure supplies are immediately available by retrieving and returning equipment per procedure.

* Perform other related duties as requested and directed.

* Patient Care Skills. Assists RN/LPN with inpatient and outpatient monitoring activities.

* Standards of Performance:

* Obtain patient related information and reports and documents per policy and procedure (to include vital signs, basic patient care, and valuables).

* Observe and report patient elimination patterns. Empties foley bags and records output.

* Complete I&O records.

* Obtain and record patient weights.

* Assist with preparation of patient for surgery and special procedures.

* Collect non-sterile specimens.

* Recognize and report abnormal or unusual situations on a timely basis, i.e., pain, respiratory distress, skin temperature or color changes, skin pressure areas, etc.

* Utilize computer entry as directed.

* Per policy, observe patients in restraints for comfort and safety. Ensure that restraint is not restrictive to extremities. Offer food, fluid, and toileting opportunities per policy.

* Dietary-Assists patients with meals, snacks; a)
Prepares patient for meal service; b)
Assists patients with menu selection, meal service as needed; c)
Collects soiled trays from patients in timely manner, takes trays to soiled utility room as needed; d)
Delivers snacks to patient as requested; e)
Records patient food intake; f)
Communicates patient eating problems to appropriate personnel; g)
Orders non-food

& food items; h)
Performs other related dietary duties as assigned.

* Transportation-Transports patients in safe, efficient, timely manner; a) Uses proper transfer techniques when moving patients; b) Observes patient condition, notifies appropriate personnel of changes in status.

* Safety-Maintains safe environment for patients, co-workers; a)
Recognizes unsafe conditions, takes action or reports conditions to supervisor immediately; b) Uses Universal Precautions to protect patients, self from infection, c)
Demonstrates awareness of, concern for patient safety; d)
Closely observes patients at risk for fall or injury, follows all related practice guidelines; e)
Reports, turns in broken or damaged equipment immediately; f)
Operates all mechanical and electrical equipment in safe, conscientious manner at all times; g)
Uses correct techniques to dispose of biomedical waste materials; h)
Practices proper body mechanics in daily work activities.

* Quality Improvement--Participates in quality assessment/quality improvement (QI) activities; a)…