Nursing Assistant-Part Time Nights weekend, Satu

Overview

Nursing Assistant - Surgical, Oncology, General Medicine, Hospice - Part Time Nights 7 pm - 7:30 am Monday - Friday and every other weekend, Saturday and Sunday

• Department:
  Surgical, Oncology, General Medicine, Hospice
• Schedule:
  
  Part Time Nights 7 pm - 7:30 am Monday - Friday and every other weekend, Saturday and Sunday
• Hospital:
  Henry Ford Health Genesys
• Location:
  
  Grand Blanc, Michigan
• Nursing Assistant

• 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.
  
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• 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 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 accepting professional direction and leadership of the RN; communicate with RN about 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 including ambulation and transfers to chair.
• Assist with transfer of patients from bed to stretcher and back.
• 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, e.g., 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.
• 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. 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 (pain, respiratory distress, skin changes, etc.).
  
  Utilize computer entry as directed. Observe patients in restraints for comfort and safety per policy. Offer food, fluid, and toileting opportunities per policy. Dietary duties include assisting patients with meals, snacks; preparing patient for meal service; assisting with menu selection and service; collecting soiled trays; delivering snacks; recording food intake; communicating eating problems; and related tasks. Perform other related dietary duties as assigned.
• Transports patients in a safe, efficient, timely manner using proper transfer techniques and observing patient condition.
• Safety—Maintains a safe environment for patients and co-workers; recognizes unsafe conditions and reports them; uses Universal Precautions; follows fall prevention…