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• PARTICIPATION:


• in cost containment


• development/maintenance of positive work environment


• minimizing overtime


• attending required classes and meetings


• participating in unit committees


• adheres to all policies and procedures


• PROMOTING PATIENT SAFETY:


• applies protective devices correctly


• anticipates patient request makes rounds every hour as a minimum


• assists RN in planning patient care


• maintains a safe unit environment


• PROMOTING INFECTION CONTROL:


• washes hands before and after patient contact


• handles soiled linen equipment and instruments per protocol


• maintains sterile asepsis


• changes and secures dressings


• maintains isolation technique


• PROMOTING PERSONAL SAFETY:


• utilizes p.p.e. appropriately


• keeps hallways clear of furniture/equipment everything on one side


• PROVIDES DAILY INVENTORY MAINTENANCE:


• maintains support areas (kitchen nurses station utility rooms) clean/stocked


• restocks equipment in patient rooms


• accountable for wheelchairs thermometers and other pertinent equipment


• completes appropriate work form for maintenance and clinical engineering service equipment work orders including removing from service

• PROVIDES CARE AS DIRECTED:


• Perform pulse oximetry


• Foley catheter straight cath insertion/placement minicath excludes children and infants


• performs and documents selected diagnostic tests phlebotomy & 12-lead ECG recording


• performs lab testing as appropriate


• provides care for the patient requiring restraint or seclusion


• Performs splint application (Methodist only)


• Possesses knowledge and skills necessary to obtain adequate lab specimens for testing.


• Performs patient bedside lab testing and associated quality control in compliance with medical providers orders and hospital lab procedures/policies.


• PROVIDES OBSERVATION AND MEASUREMENT OF PATIENT INFORMATION PER POLICY:


• temperatures - oral rectal (axillary only under the direction of RN)


• Pulse - apical and radial


• Blood pressure


• height and weight


• intake and output


• pain ratings

• application of heat/cold


• decubitus care


• pelvic exam setup


• I & D setup


• surgical skin prep


• apply ace/TEDS/binders


• apply/remove leads


• assist coughing & deep breathing


• assist with physical exam


• maintain and clean suction equipment


• application of hypo/hyperthermia unit


• care of oxygen equipment.


• room set-up for trauma


• suture set-up


• moderate sedation set-up


• patient prep for any procedure


• Demonstrates a practical problem-solving approach to patient moving and handling issues.


• Demonstrates skills to promote patient and staff safety through appropriate use of lift equipment.

• PROMOTION OF PATIENT WELLNESS:


• maintain a pleasant environment for patients by keeping rooms visually clean and uncluttered


• ready to monitor patient post-procedure


• participates in admission transport and discharge of patients


• assist patients with -in-bed mobility; transfers to/from bed WC stretcher or chair; positioning for alignment and comfort


• ASSIST PATIENTS WITH NUTRITION MANAGEMENT:


• prepares patients for meals by offering washing of hands mouth care and positioning in chair or bed before meal tray arrives


• delivers trays


• documents intake per policy


• feeds dependent patients as needed


• provides fresh water ice and snacks.


• PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH ELIMINATION PROCEDURES:


• offers/removes bedpans and urinals


• provides catheter care per policy


• removes Foley catheters


• Applies external urinary catheters


• empty urinary drainage bags using goggles and gloves


• collect specimens for ordered tests


• catheterize female and male patients


• communicates any intake and output

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