Nursing Assistant​/Surgical, Oncology, General Medicine, Hospice

Overview

Schedule:

Full-Time Days - 7a - 7:30p, Mon - Fri & EOWE. Hospital:
Henry Ford Health Genesys.

Location:

Grand Blanc, Michigan. Sign On Bonus: $3,000. Department:
Surgical, Oncology, General Medicine, Hospice (2S).

• 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 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 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) Communicating 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. 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.
• 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 (e.g., pain, respiratory distress, skin temperature or color changes, skin pressure areas).
• Utilize computer entry as directed.
• Observe patients in restraints for comfort and safety per policy; ensure restraint is not restrictive to extremities. Offer food, fluid, and toileting opportunities per policy.