Nurse Attendant
4 days ago
Bay Shore
Under direction and supervision of Registered Nurse, assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment. Job Responsibility • Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team:, • Organizes patient care assignment and sets priorities., • Alerts RN co-worker to changes in patient status i.e., alteration in comfort, skin integrity, alterations in breathing pattern, etc., • Documents patient care and patient status changes on the appropriate chart forms., • Communicates routine information to RN periodically during shift i.e., intake and output., • Assists RN in providing for ADL needs of patients:, • Prepares patients for meals, and feeds or assists with meals., • Provides between meal nourishment and fresh water to patients., • Bathes or assists patient to bathe, provides oral hygiene., • Toilets patients as necessary., • Maintains patient's mobility with range of motion exercises and ambulation., • Grooms patient, including shaving, as needed., • Participates with the RN in the development of a plan of care for assigned patient., • Utilizes a plan of care in carrying out patient assignments., • Maintains patient care units in a neat and orderly condition:, • Changes and makes beds., • Cleans and straightens bedside table and overbed tables, as needed., • Strips patient units upon discharge of patient, in preparation for cleaning by Housekeeping Department., • Removes equipment from room. Cleans and place it in appropriate area., • Prepares room for new admissions, transfers and post-operative patients., • Assists Registered Nurse by performing selected procedures and simple treatments:, • Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration rate and B.P on admission and as assigned., • Measures and records fluid intake and output; totals at shift end., • Obtains specimens, such as urine, stool and sputum., • Administers enemas, as directed., • Weighs and records patient weight on admission and as indicated., • Shaves patients as instructed in preparation for procedures., • Performs simple procedures utilizing aseptic technique (i.e applying and changing simple dressings). Performs simple respiratory treatments, as required (i.e suctioning)., • Performs a variety of related duties:, • Assists patients in and out of bed, ambulates patients, lifts, turns and positions patients., • Assists with serving of meals; positions patient, cleans overbed table, and helps distribute and collect trays., • Transports and accompanies patients to various departments, as directed., • Reports missing or damaged equipment to Unit Service Coordinator., • Maintains non-patient rooms (i.e., utility rooms, linen rooms, kitchens, etc.) in a neat and orderly condition., • Maintains cleanliness of patient care equipment., • Performs constant observation on selected patients as assigned., • Follows medical Center's policies and procedures to support QA/QI efforts in patient care and services., • Performs post-mortem care and transports body to morgue., • Takes part in Nursing's continuing education policy by:, • Attending nursing attendant course during orientation program., • Participating and completing annual mandatory educational requirements., • Attending nursing attendant staff development programs offered throughout the year., • Performs related duties, as required. *ADA Essential Functions Job Qualification • High School Diploma or equivalent, required., • Completion of Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required. OR Prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required., • NYS Nurse Attendant certification, preferred., • Ability to communicate effectively, and follow written and/or oral instructions., • Ability to work in diversified settings. Ability to lift, turn, position, etc. Patients, as required. *Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
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