Certified Nursing AssistantGood Shepherd Rehabilitation • Center Valley, Arkansas, United States
Certified Nursing Assistant
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation
- Center Valley, Arkansas, United States
- Center Valley, Arkansas, United States
À propos
Provides Patient Care
By prioritizing, planning and completing patient care as assigned
attending to personal care needs assisting with patient transfers and ambulation obtaining accurate vital signs and other clinical parameters and specimens including: blood sugar readings, EKG's and drawn blood samples responding to patient requests requesting RN or LPN supervision with new or unfamiliar tasks.
Reviews Policy and Procedures prior to performing tasks that are unfamiliar.
Establishes a Compassionate Environment
By providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support to patients and families and other associates.
Promotes Customer Service
By greeting patients, visitors, and associates in person and on the telephone
answering questions within the scope of practice relaying calls to patients giving directions and referring inquires to clinical staff and physicians.
Communicates Information
By collecting and documenting in the patient record
providing clinical reports at regular intervals to fellow nursing assistants and nurses notifying RNs of significant findings or change in patient condition.
Documents Resident/Patient Care Services
By recording information in the chart as soon as possible after collection
recording intake/output totals at the end of shift or specified times records patient activity and care on the chart.
Maintains Patient Confidence and Organizational Confidentiality
By keeping information confidential
responding to patient requests using tact and diplomacy.
Collects Resident/Patient Information
By operating patient care equipment, including blood glucose monitor, blood pressure cuffs, lifts and scales according to policy and procedure
observing patient response to care engaging patient in conversation and acting upon responses or requests.
Provides a Safe and Clean Working Environment
By completing environmental rounds
keeping patient rooms, supply rooms and hallways free from clutter applying infection control policies and procedures to daily practice and other unit specific equipment checks and maintenance duties meeting dress code requirements and maintaining adequate personal hygiene.
Supports Unit Efficiency
By cleaning and restocking patient equipment
assisting with cleaning and monitoring of equipment contribute to PI activities using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results reporting maintenance and equipment issues per policy reporting to assigned unit on time, ready to meet the responsibilities of the position and punching in and out as per Good Shepherd policy and maintaining Etime sheet as necessary.
Maintains Technical Knowledge
By identifying own learning needs
attending educational workshops by seeking resources to meet learning needs attending unit meetings reading unit memos and meeting minutes and meeting ongoing mandatory education requirements.
Contributes to Organizational Team Effort
By arriving on duty as scheduled
maintaining attendance demonstrating flexibility in response to change acting as support personnel and perform assigned duties independently to allow licensed associates to complete their responsibilities by offering to assist other associates with patient care and unit activities that arise throughout the shift.
Participate in orienting new employees
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education
High School Diploma required
Work Experience
Previous Acute or LTC experience preferred
Licenses / Certifications
Certified Nursing Assistant certification required Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required within 30 days of employment. Certification must be maintained throughout employment.
Compétences linguistiques
- English
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