Nursing Assistant Orthopedics & Med-Surg Days
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Job Location:
Lewisburg, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
14 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Full time (80 hours biweekly)
Schedule includes two shifts at 6:45am-7:15pm and two shifts at 6:45am-3:15pm
Weekend and holiday rotation
General Summary
Provides clinical support services to patient care staff by performing a variety of duties related to patient care. Takes patient vital signs assists patients with activities of daily living (e.g. bathing feeding toileting etc.) inventories and replenishes supplies and equipment and performs special assigned duties such as performing EKGs and Point-of-Care testing.
Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Provides general nursing care and personal care assistance to patients including activities of daily living and the removal of peripheral IVs and indwelling urinary catheter.
- Monitors patient condition levels; recognizes and reports changes in patient condition to the registered nurse.
- Possess the knowledge and skills to keep patients safe. Performs purposeful hourly rounds to identify and address patient needs.
- Obtains and electronically documents patient vital signs including temperature blood pressure pulse oximetry weight respiration and pulse.
- Train and precept new employees.
- Performs Point-of-Care testing which may include blood glucose hemocult and specific gravity testing. Performs quality control and instrument check procedures and maintains related records.
- Prepares patients for tests procedures etc. and transports patients to tests procedures and different levels of care.
- Collects specimens as directed using appropriate or specified equipment for collecting and handling specimens.
- Performs EKGs and transmits studies.
- Obtains and removes equipment and supplies necessary for patient care.
- Responsible for maintaining and storing equipment appropriately and completing electronic requests for equipment repairs.
- Maintains par levels of supplies and equipment on assigned unit(s). Notifies supervisor when reorder points are reached.
- Responsible for stocking patient rooms nursing areas supply carts etc. with appropriate items at required levels.
Common Expectations:
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).
- Demonstrates a commitment to patient visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and error proof systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
- Maintains established policies and procedures objectives quality assessment safety environmental and infection control standards.
- Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
- Attends meetings as required.
- Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
- High School Diploma or GED Required
Work Experience:
- Less than 1 year Relevant experience. Required
Licenses:
- Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required
- Certified Nurse Aide Upon Hire Preferred
Benefits Offered:
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Short-term disability
- Education assistance
- Financial education and support including DailyPay
- Wellness and Wellbeing programs
- Caregiver support via Wellthy
- Childcare referral service via Wellthy
For additional details: Benefits & Incentives WellSpan Careers ()
Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Patient Care
- Hospital Experience
- Employee Evaluation
- Acute Care
- Healthcare Management
- Management Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
About Company
WellSpan Health is a nationally recognized health system serving South Central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland.
