Nursing Assistant - Float - Nights - thru weekend

Schedule:

Full-Time Nights – 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., Monday to Friday & weekend/holiday alternates.

Hospital:
Henry Ford Health Genesys

Location:

Grand Blanc, Michigan

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

• Interpersonal skills / teamwork
  • Positive attitude and willingness to facilitate unit functioning.
  • Effective verbal and written communication.
  • Willingness to assist when asked.
  • Flexibility in responding to patient/unit needs.
  • Knowledge of and adherence to patient rights.
  • Compassion, concern, and respect for patients.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Productivity / Professional behavior
  • Independent completion of duties with appropriate supervision.
  • Efficient time management and organization.
  • Initiate appropriate additional duties.
  • Present self positively.
  • Communicate unit problems through chain of command; participate in problem‑solving.
  • Work effectively with others.
  • Attend 75 % of department meetings and in‑services.
  • Perform related duties as requested and directed.
• Patient Care Skills – Basic Hygiene & Mobility
  • Perform bathing, foot care, shaving, hair care, etc.
  • Assist with patient mobility: ambulation, transfers to chair, bed‑to‑stretcher, etc.
  • Keep patients clean, dry, and turned to prevent skin breakdown.
  • Perform non‑sterile treatments.
  • Assist with pain monitoring and repositioning.
  • Retrieve and return equipment promptly.
  • Perform related duties as directed.
• Patient Care Skills – Monitoring & Documentation
  • Record vital signs, basic patient care, and valuables.
  • Observe and report elimination patterns; empty foley bags; record output.
  • Complete I/O records; record patient weights.
  • Assist with pre‑surgery preparation and special procedures.
  • Collect non‑sterile specimens.
  • Recognize and report abnormal situations promptly.
  • Use computer entry as directed.
  • Observe patients in restraints; offer food, fluid, and toileting opportunities per policy.
• Dietary Assistance
  • Assist patients with meals, snacks; prepare for meal service; help with menu selection.
  • Collect soiled trays; deliver snacks; record intake; communicate eating problems.
  • Order non‑food & food items; perform other dietary duties as assigned.
• Transportation
  • Transport patients safely and efficiently; use proper transfer techniques; monitor condition.
• Safety
  • Maintain safe environment for patients and coworkers.
  • Recognize unsafe conditions and report immediately.
  • Use universal precautions; observe patients at risk for falls.
  • Report/break equipment; use mechanical and electrical equipment safely.
  • Dispose of biomedical waste correctly; practice proper body mechanics.
• Quality Improvement
  • Participate in QI activities; collect data; implement corrective actions.
  • Utilize cost containment measures.
• Environmental Services
  • Perform limited housekeeping in select areas as needed.
• Compliance
  • Adhere to department and Medical Center policies, standards, and rules of conduct.
  • Comply with absenteeism and tardiness policies.

• Mobility to move between rooms, departments, and rapidly initiate patient care; lift, move, support, and transfer patients using standing pivot, sliding board, 2–3 person lifts, sheet assists.
• Manual dexterity for patient treatments and equipment manipulation.
• Organizational, observational, problem‑solving, and data collection skills.
• Interpersonal and written communication with patients, families, staff, physicians.
• Physical ability to walk, stoop, reach, lift, and work from ladders.

Clinical nursing unit setting; prolonged standing, lifting, exposure to communicable diseases, blood hazards, hazardous chemicals; frequent interruptions.

Attend new employee and department orientations.

• Certified BLS Provider (Basic Life Support) credentialed from the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire.
• Current Michigan certification as a Nurse Aide at hire, or at least 6 months of acute care nurse‑aid or patient‑care technician experience, or completion of first year of clinical rotation in a nursing program.
• High school diploma or equivalent from an accredited program.

• Some experience preferred.

• Organization:
  Henry Ford Health Genesys Hospital
• Department:
  Float Staffing 001
• Shift: Night Job
• Union Code: MIGRA AFSCME Local 3518