NURSING ASSISTANT / TECHNICAL PARTNER - FLOAT POOL

Nursing Assistant / Technical Partner - Float Pool

Assists in the safe care of the patient as directed. Assists in maintaining safe and efficient unit operations, while utilizing excellent customer service skills. Permitted to change patient from portable O2 to wall O2.

Reports to Director of Patient Care Administration. Position supervises N / A.

Minimum education : High School Diploma or equivalent.

Preferred education : Current enrollment or completion of Nursing Assistant Training Program.

Certifications : Healthcare Provider CPR and Act 33 / 73 clearances.

Minimum experience : N / A.

Preferred experience : Clinical experience obtained through a Nursing Assistant Training Program or previous experience working as a nursing assistant in an acute care facility.

Other requirements : Comprehensive Crisis Management per policy. Completion of EKG training within 1 year of hire / transfer. Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle single dose medications to include prescription and non-prescription medications. Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle sharps, such as needles, suture kits, lancets, syringes, etc.

Physical requirements :

• Standing - Occasional
• Walking - Frequent
• Sitting - Occasional
• Stooping - Frequent
• Bending - Frequent
• Twisting - Frequent
• Climbing - Occasional
• Stairs - Occasional
• Kneeling - Occasional
• Squatting - Frequent
• Crouching - Occasional
• Crawling - N / A
• Reaching Horizontal - Frequent
• Reaching Overhead - Frequent
• Grasping - Frequent
• Finger Manipulation - Occasional
• Seeing - Constant
• Hearing - Constant
• Pushing - Occasional (20# - 50#)
• Pulling - Occasional (20# - 50#)
• Lift Floor to Waist - Occasional (20# - 50#)
• Lift Waist to Shoulder - Frequent (Up to 20#)
• Lift Shoulder to Overhead - Occasional (Up to 20#)
• Carrying - Occasional (Up to 20#)
• Environmental Factors
• Working alone - Occasional
• Working in cramped quarters - Frequent
• Constant interruptions - Frequent
• Working with hands in water - Frequent
• Exposure to noise (constant) - Occasional
• Exposure to slippery walking surfaces - Occasional
• Working with bloodborne pathogens - Frequent

Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand