Nursing Assistant - Certified - Ortho Trauma

About This Role

This night-shift post on the Ortho Trauma ward involves delivering quality patient care through collaboration with team members, under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. The certified nursing assistant supports the nurse in providing care to patients and families, including collecting and reporting patient data. The role suits a candidate committed to superior quality care and PPMC's Standards of Excellence.

Responsibilities

• Receive and give written/verbal reports at the beginning and end of each shift from/to the registered nurse (RN) regarding patient care, including for patients needing constant observation
• Report any abnormalities to the RN and oncoming CAN or PCA as they occur
• Identify the patient per hospital policy before carrying out functions
• Assist with data collection for nursing history and physical, such as vital signs, height, weight, blood sugar results, and functional status, and communicate changes to the RN in a timely fashion
• Participate in respectful communication with patients, families, and co-workers
• Provide patient and family information to the registered nurse for coordination of care and discharge planning
• Observe skin changes and report discoloration, abrasions, infestations, or skin breakdown
• Assist in setting mutually agreed-upon realistic individual patient goals
• Integrate the RN’s directions regarding the patient’s plan of care into the care given to the patient
• Give RN report before the end of the shift regarding the patient’s response to the plan of care issues, and at various times during the shift to report unusual findings (e.g., abnormal blood sugar results, vital sign changes, pain)
• Promote infection control by using appropriate hand washing techniques
• Follow standard precautions and any other isolation precautions as dictated by the patient’s condition
• Maintain a safe environment and protect the patient from injury by observing patients at risk for falls, confusion, disorientation, wandering, or suicidal behaviors
• Follow Constant Observation Policy
• Apply and monitor patients in restraints per policy and medical order
• Observe or monitor behavior/health state and responses to therapy, including temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height and weight, intake and output, bowel and bladder function checks, and pain
• Communicate pertinent observations to appropriate members of the health care team in a timely fashion
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds on the patient care unit
• Perform patient care rounds per unit policy
• Participate in staff and unit council meetings
• Work in collaboration with all members of the healthcare team
• Report findings to the nurse concerning the patient and/or family which may impact patient care