Nursing Attendant (JR228197)

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Overview

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The Nursing Attendant is a member of a team dedicated to providing the highest quality care and services to our patients by assisting in such functions as maintaining a safe, clean and functional environment; assisting with dietary aspects of care; facilitating communication, i.e., answering phones; transporting patients and assisting visitors. As an integral part of the team, the Nursing Attendant is responsible for activities, which promote patient-focused care within the Patient Unit.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance/supervision during activities of daily living such as eating, bathing and ambulating as appropriate for the neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult or elderly patient.
• Meets the hygiene and grooming needs of patients including bathing, shaving, hair care, oral care and perineal care.
• Meets patient’s need for mobility by performing activities such as range of motion, assisting with ambulation, transferring from bed to chair or stretcher and applying splints and braces.
• Participates in maintaining patients skin integrity through utilization of pressure relieving devices, turning and positioning, and assisting in pressure ulcer care.
• Provides patient comfort measures such as bed making positioning and body alignment and back rubs.
• Assists patients with elimination needs (including administration of cleansing enemas) provides urinary catheter care, measures and documents output and participates in bowel and bladder retraining according to policy and procedure.
• Assists in providing and maintaining a safe environment for the patient through observation and alternative interventions, including safety/environmental rounds, response to call bells utilizing Montefiore Excellence Standards.
• Provides for patients' need for rest and sleep by maintaining a quiet environment.
• Maintains body substance precautions and follows infection control policies within the institution.
• Obtains and documents vital signs as directed including temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, pain score, height and weight. Reports variations from baseline to RN and documents the notification.
• Obtains specimens such as urine, stool, sputum and documents as required. Notifies RN if not complete.
• Administers hot and cold applications to patients as directed.
• Assists in preparing patients for surgery.
• Assists in performing diagnostic and therapeutic treatments.
• Provides assistance during emergency procedures as directed.
• Provides post-mortem care and transports patient to morgue as assigned.
• Admits patient to unit upon arrival including provision of comfort supplies (gown, tissues, H20); completes unit orientation checklist, patient clothing/property list.
• If patient is transferred or expires, packs patients' belongings and transports them to appropriate area.
• Provides patient care in accordance with policies and procedures for side rails, physical restraints, periodic awareness and constant observation.
• Maintains a clean and neat environment including soiled linen disposal.
• Provides for a safe environment to protect the patient from injury that is appropriate to the population of the patient, i.e. neonatal, infant, child, adolescent, adult or geriatric.
• Accompanies patients being admitted and/or transferred to the nursing unit.
• Transports patients to and from diagnostic procedures and to other hospital locations.
• Transports patient’s medical record to designated hospital locations as directed by R.N.
• Replaces and/or restocks supplies and transports supplies and equipment within assigned clinical unit.
• Maintains utility and service rooms in proper order as assigned.
• Performs equipment checks as assigned.
• Follows infection control policies and procedures.
• Answers patient call lights immediately without walking past a call light or a patient, family, visitor, coworker requesting assistance.
• Refers questions from patients and families to the R.N.
• Maintains patient’s confidentiality and privacy.
• Documents accurately in the patient’s medical record.
• Communicates in a manner, which is courteous and appropriate to the age of the patient and/or family.
• Reports observations and changes in patient condition to the R.N.
• Asks questions and seeks clarification as necessary from the R.N.
• Conforms to established dress code policy and projects a professional demeanor.
• Completes assignments within time scheduled.
• Introduces self to patients/families/visitors at the beginning of the shift and ongoing as indicated, updates white board daily.
• Presents self as a member of the unit team extending assistance to all departments and disciplines.
• Complies with the MMC policies for attendance and sick call procedure.
• Complies with unit practices for meal periods breaks, requesting time off.
• Participates in assigned Performance Improvement activities.
• Complies with Nursing policies and procedures.
• Performs job functions in a manner that promotes efficient use of resources.
• Reports unsafe conditions to the R.N.
• Respects the rights of patients as delineated in the “Patient Bill of Rights”.
• Attends educational programs related to practice.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Administrative Nurse Manager, Assistant Administrative Nurse Manager, Patient Care Coordinator or charge nurse.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Graduate of State Certified Program Required.
• Certified Graduate of State Certified NA Program, or 1+ years' clinical experience as a nursing student/foreign graduate nurse.
• BLS certification.
• Effective English communication skills, both written and oral.
• OHS Fit Test.
• OHS Annual Assessment.

Preferred Qualities:

• Vocational and/or Technical Training preferred.