Skilled Care Cert Nurse Asst

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Provides quality, cost-effective healthcare under the supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. Emphasis shall be placed on maximizing patient’s functional abilities in the activities of daily living; promoting, maintaining and restoring health, preventing and minimizing the disabilities of acute and chronic illness. Discharges duties in a responsible professional manner while demonstrating values of respect, dignity, integrity, and compassion.

Actions are consistent with hospital policies and procedures and current standards/regulation governing nursing practice and long term care.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant Certification through the West Virginia DHHR.
• CPR certification.

Experience

• Three (3) months experience as a nurse assistant.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follows established plan of patient care.
• Assists with the admission, transfer, discharge and transporting of all patients.
• Implements patient safety measures, including but not limited to:
• Securing patients appropriately for transport.
• Assisting patient with positioning, transfers and ambulation.
• Ensuring call light is within easy reach.
• Collects and records vital signs as instructed by the registered nurse and licensed practical nurse.
• Provides measures to meet patient's comfort needs.
• Collects and prepares specimens according to policy and procedure including, but not limited to urine, stool, and/or sputum.
• Administers care and treatments for patients as instructed by the Registered Nurse, including but not limited to:
• Weighs patient
• Gives enema
• Provide activities of daily living/restorative care
• Performs perineal care
• Performs catheter care
• Performs oral hygiene
• Applies hot or cold compresses
• Strains urine
• Obtains T.P.R.,temperature, pulse and respirations
• Obtains intake and output
• Ambulates patients
• Turns and positions patients maintaining proper body alignment
• Provides sitz bath
• Provides pre‑operative care
• Provides post‑operative care
• Performs post‑mortum care
• Applies assistive devices, braces and equipment
• Restraint application and the identifications of restraint alternatives.
• Performs basic routine duties including, but not limited to:
• Distributes fresh water every shift
• Disposes of soiled linen every shift
• Maintains clean and orderly unit
• Maintains and stocks unit supplies
• Practices clean and sterile technique in the delivery of patient care while maintaining body substance isolation.
• Aware of the location of equipment and supplies on the nursing unit.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill necessary to provide care and education appropriate to the age of the patients served. (Adult 18-79 years, Geriatric 80+ years)

Performs Food And Nutritional Duties Including

• Distribution of snacks and supplements
• Maintains fluid restrictions
• Assists patients with meals and supplements as needed.
• Documentation in the electronic medical record
• Provides care for the respite and hospice patient.
• Attends in‑services and other educational programs as required with emphasis on programs related to the geriatric patient.
• Attends and participates actively in a minimum of three staff meetings annually.
• Demonstrates proficiency, competence and current knowledge in providing patient care.
• Determines areas of self‑improvement
• Supports and adheres to hospital, nursing service and skilled care policies and procedures.
• Provides restorative patient care in a manner that promotes maintenance or enhancement of the patient’s quality of life.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities.
• Sets short term goals to organize work to meet patients needs.
• Institutes emergency measures calmly and effectively.
• Prepares and submits incident reports.
• Reports safety or risk management problems to Director and charge nurse or appropriate hospital personnel.
• Supports hospital and departmental cost containment efforts.
• Reviews and initials meeting minutes and postings in the department.
• Responds to patient’s call light immediately; notifies nurse of patient problems.
• Reports observations, requests and unusual signs and symptoms of patient to charge nurse or team leader…