About This Role
This role involves assisting in a variety of nursing care services for patients, performing delegated tasks, and documenting patient data. It suits a candidate comfortable with hands-on patient care and eager for new experiences.
Responsibilities
- Receive patient care assignment from the registered nurse (RN) in charge
- Initiate delegated tasks based on demonstrated competence in performing nursing activities for specific patient age group served
- Collect and document data for reassessment at specific times for patient population
- Document and provide appropriate data to the Physician, RN and/or LPN for analysis and validation of patient
- Perform 12 lead EKG on patient according to policy and procedures
- Assist physician and nursing staff with medical procedures
- Stock and maintain supplies and equipment in keeping with patient care needs and cost containment
- Turn over rooms after each patient use: Clean carrier, change sheets, restock supplies, dispose of trash, ensure equipment returns to its proper place, and take care of instrument trays according to the current procedure
- Assist with delegated clerical duties such as answering telephones, relaying messages transcription of physician orders, preparing and organizing the patient
- Prepare patients for discharge or completion of patient visit and accompany them upon dismissal as indicated
- Transport patients to a receiving department or facility if indicated
- Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
- No experience required
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication
- Constant standing and walking
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements
- Occasional driving
- Rare crawling and running
Required Professional License and/or Certifications:
