Department:
Medical Surgical
Schedule/Status:
Standard Hours/Week:
General Description:
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides patients’ personal hygiene by assisting with bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom or bedside commode; helping with showers and baths; changes linen and patient gowns.
- Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals; emptying trash.
- As directed by the RN, duties include, but are not limited to:
- Checking vital signs and daily weight
- Recording intake and output
- Apply skin barrier medicated creams
- Blood Glucose Testing
- Foley Removal
- Discontinuation of a Saline Lock
- Ice packs, heat treatments, etc.
- Observes and reports to primary nurse any symptoms or changes in patient condition.
- Accurately and timely documents patient care tasks into the electronic medical record.
- Assists in the admission, transfer and discharge process of patients.
- Assists in maintaining clean and tidy patient areas, equipment and work areas.
- Communicates effectively with co-workers, patients, families and other care team members.
- Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policy and procedures, federal, state and local requirements including the Joint Commission standards.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining licensure and participating in quality mon.
- Knows fire, disaster and safety procedures and regulations as pertains to the work area.
- Performs similar or related duties as assigned.
Formal Education:
- High School Diploma/GED required.
- Minimum of 1 year to < 2 years (preferred).
- Current State of Florida Nursing Assistant Certificate Required
- Current AHA BLS certification required.
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