Nursing Assistant - SICU- Part-Time thru

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.

• Department: SICU
• Schedule: Part-Time Afternoons - 3pm - 11:30pm Mon - Fri & EOWE
• Hospital: Henry Ford Health Genesys
• Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan

• 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 (e.g., bathing, foot care, shaving, hair care).
  • Assist with patient mobility activities (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.
• Dietary
  • Assists patients with meals and snacks; prepares patient for meal service; assists with menu selection; collects soiled trays; delivers snacks; records patient food intake; communicates patient eating problems; orders non-food items; performs other related dietary duties as assigned.
• Transportation
  • Transports patients in safe, efficient, 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, reports to supervisor; uses Universal Precautions; observes patients at risk for fall or injury; reports broken or damaged equipment; operates equipment safely; disposes of biomedical waste properly; uses proper body mechanics.
• Quality Improvement (QI)
  • Participates in QI activities including safety and universal precautions; completes QI data collection; participates in corrective action plans; uses cost containment in daily practice.
• Environmental/Compliance
  • Performs limited housekeeping activities in select areas (MPU) as needed.
  • Comply with department and Medical Center policies and procedures; adhere to attendance policies.
• Essential Functions
  • Mobility to move between rooms and departments; initiate and complete patient care evacuation procedures; lift/move/transfer patients; use transfer techniques (standing pivot, sliding board, 2-3 person lifts, sheet assists).
  • Manual dexterity for patient treatments and equipment use.
  • Organizational skills, problem solving, and data collection; respond to unusual or abnormal situations.
  • Interpersonal and written communication with patients, families, staff, physicians.
  • Ability to walk, stoop, reach; push/pull carts; climb or work from ladders.
• Working Conditions:
  
  Setting is a clinical nursing unit; prolonged standing, lifting; may be exposed to illness, infections, blood hazards, chemicals; duties may be interrupted.
• Orientation Requirements:
  Attend new employee and departmental orientations.

• Certified BLS Provider (AHA) required within 3 months of hire.
• Current Michigan Nurse Aide certification required at hire or must be obtained prior to hire; or at least 6 months acute care experience or first year of nursing school clinical rotation required.
• It is not required to maintain certification after hire for Nursing Assistants; internal transfers are exempt from renewal;
  Nurse Aide certification not required for…