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Nursing Assistant - 3S Telemetry - PT Days

Nursing Assistant - 3S Telemetry - PT Days

Michigan StaffingGrand Blanc, MI, US
2 days ago
Job type
  • Part-time
Job description

Nursing Assistant - 3 South Telemetry - Part Time Days

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 patients rights.
  • Demonstrate compassion, concern, and respect to patients.
  • Respect and maintain patient confidentiality.
  • 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 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 attend in-services regularly.
  • Performs other related duties as requested and as directed.

Assist 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.
  • Communication 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.
  • Assists patients to achieve optimum comfort levels, i.e., repositioning.
  • Ensure supplies are immediately available by retrieving and returning equipment per procedure.
  • Perform other related duties as requested and directed.
  • Assist RN / LPN with inpatient and outpatient monitoring activities.
  • 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, i.e. pain, respiratory distress, skin temperature or color changes, skin pressure areas, etc.
  • Utilize computer entry as directed.
  • Per policy, observe patients in restraints for comfort and safety. Ensure that restraint is not restrictive to extremities. Offer food, fluid, and toileting opportunities per policy.
  • Assists patients with meals, snacks; a)Prepares patient for meal service; b)Assists patients with menu selection, meal service as needed; c)Collects soiled trays from patients in timely manner, takes trays to soiled utility room as needed; d)Delivers snacks to patient as requested; e)Records patient food intake; f)Communicates patient eating problems to appropriate personnel; g)Orders non-food & food items;
  • Performs other related dietary duties as assigned.
  • Transports patients in safe, efficient, timely manner; a) Uses proper transfer techniques when moving patients; b) Observes patient condition, notifies appropriate personnel of changes in status.
  • Safety-Maintains safe environment for patients, co-workers; a)Recognizes unsafe conditions, takes action or reports conditions to supervisor immediately; b) Uses Universal Precautions to protect patients, self from infection, c)Demonstrates awareness of, concern for patient safety; d)Closely observes patients at risk for fall or injury, follows all related practice guidelines; e)Reports, turns in broken or damaged equipment immediately; f)Operates all mechanical and electrical equipment in safe, conscientious manner at all times; g) Uses correct techniques to dispose of biomedical waste materials; h)Practices proper body mechanics in daily work activities.
  • Quality Improvement Participates in quality assessment / quality improvement (QI) activities; a)Includes safety, universal precautions, other activities as assigned; b)Completes QI data collection activities as requested; c)Participates in implementing corrective action plans for improvement; d) Utilizes cost containment measures in daily practice; e)Participates in developing corrective action plans for improvement.
  • Environmental Services Perform limited housekeeping activities in select areas (MPU) as needed.
  • Compliance Comply with department, Medical Center policies & procedures, standards, rules of conduct; complies with absenteeism & tardiness policies.
  • Essential Functions :
  • Mobility to move from room to room, between dept and to rapidly initiate, complete patient care evacuation procedures, ability to move standard patient care equipment, supplies; ability to lift, move, support, transfer, assist patients; includes but not limited to utilizing transfer techniques such as standing pivot, sliding board, 2&3 person lifts, sheet assists;
  • Manual dexterity to perform patient treatments, manipulate tools, instruments, commonly used equipment;
  • Organizational skills as well as observation, problem solving, collecting patient data, identifying, responding to unusual or abnormal situations;
  • Interpersonal and written communication skills necessary to communicate effectively with patients, families, staff, physicians;
  • Ability to walk, stoop, reach to carry out routine cleaning functions;
  • Ability to push, pull carts weighing several hundred pounds;
  • Ability to climb, work from ladders.
  • Working Conditions : Setting is generally a clinical nursing unit; work requires prolonged standing, working, lifting; may be exposed to patient illness, communicable diseases, blood hazards, hazardous chemicals; duties must be completed regardless of frequent interruptions.
  • Orientation Requirements : Must attend new employee; department orientations.

    • Education / Experience Required :

  • Certified BLS Provider specializing in Basic Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.
  • Current Michigan certification as a Nurse Aide is required at hire or must be obtained prior to hire, or at least 6 months acute care Nurse aid or Patient Care Technician experience required, or have completed the first year of clinical rotation in a school of nursing required.
  • It is not required for Nursing Assistants to maintain certification after hire while actively working in the Nursing Assistant role.
  • Certification is not required for internal transferees; renewal is not required.
  • Nurses Aide certification is not required for applicants who have completed the first year of clinical rotation in a school of nursing.
  • Education : High School diploma or equivalent from an accredited program required.
  • Some experience preferred.

    • Additional Information :

  • Organization : Henry Ford Health Genesys Hospital
  • Department : Telemetry Unit 001
  • Shift : Day Job
  • Union Code : MIGRA AFSCME Local 3518

    • This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

    Overview :

    Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home

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