• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required.
• Student nurse must have completed first clinical rotation - preferred.
• Requires successful completion of the 75-hour state approved course for the Nurse Assistant if hired in the assistant position.

• Previous cleaning, food service and/or patient related experience preferred, but not required.
• One to three months on the job experience to learn hospital. procedures and work routines preferred.
• Orientation provided.

• Maintain current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.

• Require the ability to understand and carry out instructions, follow schedules, communicate information, read simple and clear instructions and complete reports.
• Must be able to collect, record, and report patient needs to the appropriate caregiver.
• Requires ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills commensurate with job description.
• Participate in mandatory inservices and continuing education programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by supervisor.
  

• Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force

• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
  • Climbing
  • Crawling
  • Kneeling
  • Sitting
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
  • Balancing
  • Carrying
  • Crouching
  • Distinguish colors
  • Keyboarding/typing
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
  • Fingering/Touching
  • Grasping
  • Hearing
  • Reaching
  • Seeing/Visual
  • Speaking/talking
  • Standing
  • Walking
    

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
• Rare (1-33%):
  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-Ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means) - NICU only
• Occasionally (34%-66%):
  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Hazardous Drugs (exposure risks, protective personal equipment required)
• Frequent (67%-100%):
  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
    

• Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment, as outlined in the Age Specific Criteria.
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    Gives individualized customer service/patient care.
  • Completes age specific competency assessment.
    
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal relations with patients, co-workers, physicians, and guests to ensure effective communications.
  • 
    Responds to patient needs promptly and courteously.
  • Obtains feedback from patients and visitors regarding their hospital experience.
  • Communicates patient issues to the appropriate staff.
  • Maintains a positive attitude while responding to requests in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Communicates with other members of the health care team (food service, secretaries, housekeeping, etc.) as indicated.
  • Actively participates in report process.
    
• Completes clinical activities identified in the patient's plan of care to meet patients' comfort/activity/sleep needs and other clinical patient needs as delegated by professional staff.
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    Reports patient comfort needs to nurse in a timely manner.
  • Assures that skin is clean and dry.
  • Reports any noticed skin changes.
  • Provides personal care and assists with ADL (activities of daily living).
  • Provides assistance with repositioning, turning and chair transfers.
  • Assists as necessary with ambulation.
  • Completes vital signs per patient's plan of care.
  • Weighs patients per patient's plan of care.
  • Reinforce patient education regarding; e.g., pulmonary hygiene.
  • Provides transportation assistance.
  • Reports any variation from patient's plan of care to professional staff.
  • Attends to patient amenities; e.g., newspaper, mail.
    
• Maintains patient nutritional status by completing all intake/output activities in a timely and accurate manner to promote customer satisfaction.
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    Assists patients with menu selection within the designated timeframes and ensures menu balance.
  • Serves meal according to established guidelines.
  • Feeds patients as necessary.
  • Records liquid and solid intake.
  • Records intake accurately for calculation of calorie count.
  • Records output.
  • Monitors Nourishment Center supplies and maintains a sanitary environment.
    
• Documents all data collected, in Cerner and/or on worksheets, accurately, completely, and in a timely manner to provide an accurate record of patient activities and response to activities.
  • 
    Documentation is completed in an ongoing basis prior to end of shift.
  • Documentation reflects patient's responses to activities according to patient's plan of care.
  • Documentation reflects care delivered.
    
• Provides housekeeping activities to contribute to a safe, efficient, effective and sanitary patient care environment.
  • 
    Completes daily room cleaning according to established procedures for high dusting, vacuuming, mopping hard surface floors, disinfecting vertical surfaces, and spot cleaning vertical surfaces.
  • Keep rooms neat and tidy, free of clutter.
  • Removes trash and soiled linen from room each shift and as needed.
  • Maintains patient environment, such as spills and room temperature, or actively utilizes Integrated Services team to do so properly.
  • Distributes linens to servidors per par levels.
  • Straightens and restocks patient care areas per par levels.
  • Attends to patient amenities; e.g., newspapers, mail, watering plants.
    
• Consistently recognizes and utilizes measures to provide for safe, efficient, patient care and work environment.
  • 
    Answers Call Lights in a timely manner and response to the patient request and/or relays request to appropriate resource when necessary.
  • Performs other duties as delegated/under the direction of the professional staff.
  • Assures coverage of all duties when self or other staff are off the nursing unit.
  • Assists other team members when own work is complete.
  • Appropriately reports incidents.
  • Utilizes Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions infection control techniques correctly and consistently.
    
• Directly responsible to the staff nurse and assists in the care of the patient by performing delegated activities utilizing the reciprocal process of the 4 Rights of Delegation.
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    Right task (within the scope of practice, according to the job description, and based on the desired outcome, task routine, non-complex, low risk and predictable outcome).
  • Right person (assess competency by certification/licensure, job description, skills checklist, demonstrated skill).
  • Right communication (clear, concise, correct, complete).
  • Right feedback: The Reciprocal Process (timely, specific, checkpoints).
    

Essential Functions II

• Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.
• Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Compassionate Service and company policies/procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.