Nursing Assistant (NA) - PRN - Nursing Students Only

Start the day excited to make a difference...end the day knowing you did. Come join our team.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

Assists patients in their routine activities of daily living, including but not limited to:

• Performs range of motion.
• Ambulates patient.
• Positions patient and provides skin care.
• Distributes linen and changes bed as needed.
• Assists with feeding and meal delivery.
• Assists with routine hygiene care including toileting and incontinent care, as well as appropriate oral and personal hygiene.

Assists patient care team in collection of patient data and specimens:

• Obtains urine, stool, and sputum specimens and processes specimens as needed.
• Obtains and records heath, weights, vital signs, including pulse oximetry and pain assessment and I&O.
• Communicates patient status and reports changes in patient condition to licensed professional.

Assists patient care team by performing and explaining designated patient care procedures:

• Performs incentive spirometry.
• Transports patient. Preps for diagnostic tests.
• Assists rehab therapists (PM & R).
• Performs pulse oximetry/oxygen set up in oxygen therapy.
• Prepares room (supplies). Provides post mortem care.
• Prepares for admission and discharge.
• Assists nurse in emergency situations.
• Maintains and cleans equipment.
• Performs suction (oral, naso pharynx).
• Performs blood sugar finger sticks.
• Removes IV catheters per licensed nurse instruction.
• Performs EKGs (department specific responsibility).

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Documents patient care and related duties appropriately.
• Answers patient call light system.
• Communicates patient and family requests to appropriate personnel immediately after receipt of request. Responds to and carries out patient and family requests when appropriate.
• Coordinates equipment/supply needs. Notifies appropriate department of equipment malfunction.
• Performs any other related duties (e.g., clerical, technical duties) as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required
• Nursing Student who has completed at least 45 clinical hours and is currently enrolled in good standing in a program leading to licensure as an RN or LPN.
• AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire

As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.