Nursing Assistant - Orthopedics & Neurology

• Department: Orthopedics & Neurology
• Schedule: Part Time Days 7 am - 7:30 pm Monday - Friday and every other weekend 48-60 hrs per pay
• Hospital: Ascension Genesys
• Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Facilitate the provision of patient care by performing basic, age appropriate nursing care to patients under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide care for the age group(s) served. Interpersonal skills/teamwork. Demonstrates a positive attitude and willingness to facilitate unit functioning.

Standards of Performance:

• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate willingness to assist when asked.
• Demonstrate flexibility in responding to patient/unit needs.
• Knowledge of and adheres to patient s rights.
• Demonstrate compassion, concern, and respect to patients.
• Respect and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Productivity/Professional Behavior. Is a productive/professional member of a health care team.
• Show independence by completing duties with appropriate supervision.
• Utilize time in an efficient manner, completing daily activities in a timely and organized fashion.
• Show initiative in seeking out appropriate additional duties.
• Present self in a manner that promotes a positive image.
• Communicate identifies unit problems following appropriate chain of command and actively participates in the problem solving process.
• Work effectively with others.
• Attend 75% of department meetings and attends in-services regularly.
• Performsother related duties as requested and as directed.

Patient Care Skills

• Assists the RN/LPN with functions to promote, restore, and maintain optimum patient health.
• Participate in the creation and maintenance of a healthy work environment by: i. Accepting professional direction and leadership of the RN ii. Communication with RN, the progress of work assignment, problems encountered, or work completed.
• Perform patient hygiene activities, i.e. bathing, foot care, shaving, hair care, etc.
• Assist with patient mobility activities patient ambulation, transfers to chair, etc.
• Assist with transfer of patients from bed to stretcher/stretcher to bed.
• Assist with keeping patients clean, dry, and regularly turned to prevent skin breakdown.
• Perform non-sterile treatments.
• Assist monitoring and reporting of patient pain levels.
• Assists patients to achieve optimum comfort levels, i.e., repositioning.
• Ensure supplies are immediately available by retrieving and returning equipment per procedure.
• Perform other related duties as requested and directed.