Nursing Assistant-Acute Rehab-PT weekend

Nursing Assistant - Acute Rehab - Part Time Days 7 AM - 7:30 PM and every other weekend

• Department:
  Acute Rehab
• Schedule:
  
  Part Time Days 7 AM - 7:30 PM and every other weekend
• Hospital:
  Henry Ford Health Genesys
• Location:
  
  Grand Blanc, Michigan
• Sign on Bonus: up to $3,000

• 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 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 attend 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:
  Accepting professional direction and leadership of the RN, communicating with RN about the progress of work assignment, problems encountered or work completed; performing patient hygiene activities such as 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.
• Assist patients to achieve optimum comfort levels, i.e., repositioning.
• Ensure supplies are immediately available by retrieving and returning equipment per procedure.
• 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 (including vital signs, basic patient care, and valuables); observe and report patient elimination patterns; empty foley bags and record output; complete I/O records; obtain and record patient weights; assist with preparation for surgery and special procedures; collect non‑sterile specimens; recognize and report abnormal or unusual situations on a timely basis (pain, respiratory distress, skin temperature or color changes, skin pressure areas, etc.);
  
  utilize computer entry as directed; observe patients in restraints for comfort and safety; ensure restraints are not restrictive to extremities; offer food, fluid, and toileting opportunities per policy; dietary – assists patients with meals, snacks; prepares patient for meal service; assists with menu selection, meal service; collects soiled trays and delivers to soiled utility room; delivers snacks as requested; records patient food intake;
  
  communicates eating problems to appropriate personnel; orders non‑food & food items.
• Performs other related dietary duties as assigned.
• Transports patients safely, efficiently, and in a timely manner; uses proper transfer techniques; observes patient condition and notifies appropriate personnel of changes in status.
• Safety – maintains a safe environment for patients and co‑workers; recognizes unsafe conditions and reports immediately; uses…