Nursing Assistant I Neuro-TelemetryIntermediate Care
Nursing Assistant I Neuro-TelemetryIntermediate Care
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07-04-2025
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07-04-2025
Job Description
Description
The Nursing Assistant I performs designated basic patient care and related nursing tasks to provide optimal/quality care consistent with Hospital mission and Nursing philosophy goals standards and bylaws. Assists the Licensed Nurse in the implementation of nursing care in predictable uncomplicated and stable patient situations as directed.
Position Highlights
- Shift Schedule: Fulltime 36 hours per week 7am7pm
- Department: Neuro Telemetry/Intermediate Care
- Location:High Point Medical Center High Point NC
What Youll Need
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Successful completion of a North Carolina Board of Nursing Aide I approved training program/competency evaluation required
- Nurse Aide I registration with the North Carolina Division of Health Services
- BLS required per policy guidelines
What We Offer
- Day 1 Health Coverage:Choose from either copay or HSAeligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
- Generous PTO:Accrue up to 200 hours/year starting to be used for vacations sickness holidays and personal matters.
- Education Reimbursement:We invest in your professional growth offering up to $2500 per year towards a Bachelors degree and up to $5000 per year towards a graduate degree.
- Wellness Incentives:Take advantage of up to $1500 per year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program prioritizing your wellbeing.
- Parental Benefits:We understand the importance of family providing six weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and four weeks of paid leave for nonbirthing parents.
- Retirement:Secure your financial future with up to 7 employerpaid retirement contributions.
Job Specific Duties
- Patient Observation:Observes and reports the patients general appearance/behavior/response to basic care procedures and treatments. Observes characteristics of patients urine stool and drainage and reports abnormalities/changes. Observes patient receiving intravenous therapy and reports to nurse immediately any disruptions/disconnections/swelling and patient complaints of pain/discomfort at site. Observes and reports skin abnormalities and provides appropriate therapeutic measures. Observes patient care equipment for proper functioning and reports any malfunctions to the Licensed Nurse. Reports to the licensed nurse any abnormal vital signs and changes in patient behavior.
- Patient Information & Documentation:Obtains and documents patient temperature pulse respirations heart rate blood pressure and pulse oximetry as required on admission and throughout hospitalization. Obtains and documents patient heights/weights as required on admission and throughout hospitalization. Measures and documents patients fluid intake/output accurately. Checks/records patients diet/activity level/observations/ treatments/nursing care plan on worksheet and gathers all needed equipment in organizing/beginning patient care. Collects urine/stool/sputum specimens as directed by the Licensed Nurse.
- Patient Care:Maintains patient care environment in a safe and organized manner with necessities within reach. Sets priorities in patient care/delegated treatments and consults nurse when changes occur or assistance is needed. Assists patient with elimination activities (bedpan urinal bedside commode bathroom bladder/bowel training) as condition indicates/directed by the nurse. Provides hygiene for the incontinent patient. Performs hygienic/comfort measures (complete/partial/tub/sitz bath occupied/unoccupied bed back rub mouth/hair/ skin/nail care denture care changing gown HS care). Performs and documents therapeutic measures (enemas perineal/catheter care unsterile heat/cold application elastic/ therapeutic stockingsglucometers). Checks turns and repositions the bedfast/incontinent patient every two hours. Provides 1:1 monitoring of patients as directed.
- Patient Dietary Assistance:Prepares patient for meals and assists or feeds patient and documents percentage eaten on Patient Care Profile. Maintains fresh water and distributes juices/nourishments/ dietary supplies as directed/requested by patient. Forces or restricts fluids as ordered/directed.
- Patient Transfer/Discharge:Assists in the admission/transfer/discharge process and safe management of personal belongings. Assists patient in ambulation transfer to chair/stretcher/ commode and uses lifts as needed.
- Patient Environment:Maintains unit and patient care environment in a clean and neat manner by emptying linen hampers trash receptacles and cleaning the refrigerator as directed by the Licensed Nurse. Changes linens for occupied/unoccupied beds and maintains clean dry wrinklefree linens according to patient needs. Obtains and/or returns supplies (i.e. blood medications etc. and equipment as requested.
- Call Lights:Answers call lights.
- Teamwork& Support:Assists in the standard preoperative/postoperative care procedures as directed by the Licensed Nurse. Performs surgical/orthopedic skin preps and surgical scrubs as needed. Performs postmortem care as needed. Demonstrates initiative in seeking out patient care/unit maintenance tasks/assisting coworkers. Completes unit assignments on patient assignment sheet as indicated by Charge Nurse/Unit Coordinator. Reports to oncoming Nursing Assistant regarding work completed and work to be done.
- Customer Focus:Ensures excellent customer service to patients including excellent communication treating them in a caring manner being timely regarding treatment and being professional in their care. Promotes department to physicians hospital and community in a positive manner at all times
- Meetings & Updates:Promotes a positive work environment with coworkers and other customers. Attends/participates in a minimum of 75 of unit staff meetings. Attends a minimum of 2 hours of continuing education programs 100 completion of mandatory programs).Reviews memos/communication book/bulletin boards/ minutes of staff meetings to maintain current knowledge of hospital communications.
- Professionalism:Upholds a professional working relationship at all times and adheres to department rules. Practices teamwork.
- Other Duties:Performs other duties as assigned by management
Employment Type
Full-Time
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