Nursing Assistant - Medical Nursing Pulmonary Unit

Nursing Assistant - Medical Nursing Pulmonary Unit - Full Time Days

Department : Medical Nursing Pulmonary Unit

Schedule : Full Time Days 7 AM - 7 : 30 PM and every other weekend

Hospital : Henry Ford Health 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 patients rights.
• Demonstrate compassion, concern, and respect to patients.
• Respect and maintain patient confidentiality.
• 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.
• Performs other related duties as requested and as directed.
• Patient Care Skills. Assists the RN / LPN with functions to promote, restore, and maintain optimum patient health.
• Standards of Performance :
• Participate in the creation and maintenance of a healthy work environment by : 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.
• Patient Care Skills. Assists RN / LPN with inpatient and outpatient monitoring activities.
• Standards of Performance :
• Obtain patient related information and reports and documents per policy and procedure (to include vital signs, basic patient care, and valuables).
• Observe and report patient elimination patterns. Empties foley bags and records output.
• Complete I&O records.
• Obtain and record patient weights.
• Assist with preparation of patient for surgery and special procedures.
• Collect non-sterile specimens.
• Recognize and report abnormal or unusual situations on a timely basis, i.e. pain, respiratory distress, skin temperature or color changes, skin pressure areas, etc.
• Utilize computer entry as directed.
• Per policy, observe patients in restraints for comfort and safety. Ensure that restraint is not restrictive to extremities. Offer food, fluid, and toileting opportunities per policy.
• Dietary-Assists patients with meals, snacks; a)Prepares patient for meal service; b)Assists patients with menu selection, meal service as needed; c)Collects soiled trays from patients in timely manner, takes trays to soiled utility room as needed; d)Delivers snacks to patient as requested; e)Records patient food intake; f)Communicates patient eating problems to appropriate personnel; g)Orders non-food & food items; h)
• Performs other related dietary duties as assigned.
• Transports patients in safe, efficient, timely manner; a) Uses proper transfer techniques when moving patients; b) Observes patient condition, notifies appropriate personnel of changes in status.
• Safety-Maintains safe environment for patients, co-workers; a)Recognizes unsafe conditions, takes action or reports conditions to supervisor immediately; b) Uses Universal Precautions to protect patients, self from infection, c)Demonstrates awareness of, concern for patient safety; d)Closely observes patients at risk for fall or injury, follows all related practice guidelines; e)Reports, turns in broken or damaged equipment immediately; f)Operates all mechanical and electrical equipment in safe, conscientious manner at all times; g)Uses correct techniques to dispose of biomedical waste materials; h)Practices proper body mechanics in daily work activities.
• Quality Improvement Participates in quality assessment / quality improvement (QI) activities; a)Includes safety, universal precautions, other activities as assigned; b)Completes QI data collection activities as requested; c)Participates in implementing corrective action plans for improvement; d) Utilizes cost containment measures in daily practice; e)Participates in developing corrective action plans for improvement.
• Environmental Services Perform limited housekeeping activities in select areas (MPU) as needed.
• Compliance Comply with department, Medical Center policies & procedures, standards, rules of conduct; complies with absenteeism & tardiness policies.
• Essential Functions :
• Mobility to move from room to room, between department and to rapidly initiate, complete patient care evacuation procedures, ability to move standard patient care equipment, supplies; ability to lift, move, support, transfer, assist patients; includes but not limited to utilizing transfer techniques such as standing pivot, sliding board, 2&3 person lifts, sheet assists;
• Manual dexterity to perform patient treatments, manipulate tools, instruments, commonly used equipment;
• Organizational skills as well as observation, problem solving, collecting patient data, identifying, responding to unusual or abnormal situations;
• Interpersonal and written communication skills necessary to communicate effectively with patients, families, staff, physicians;
• Ability to walk, stoop, reach to carry out routine cleaning functions;
• Ability to push, pull carts weighing several hundred pounds;
• Ability to climb, work from ladders.

Education / Experience Required