Nursing Assistant - Acute Rehab- 36hrs/wk- Midnights

Department : Acute Rehab* Schedule : Full Time Nights 7 PM - 7 : 30 AM, and every other weekend* Hospital : Ascension Genesys - Location : Grand Blanc, MichiganGENERAL 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 patient s rights.
• Demonstrate compassion, concern, and respect to patients.* Respect and maintain patient confidentiality.* Productivity / Professional Behavior.

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.* Performsother related duties as requested and as directed.

Patient Care Skills* Assists the RN / LPN with functions to promote, restore, and maintain optimum patient health.* Participate in the creation and maintenance of a healthy work environment by : i.

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.

• Essential Functions : * Mobility to move from room to room, between dept 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.Licensure / Certification / Registration : * Certified BLS Provider specializing in Basic Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.
• Current Michigan certification as a Nurse Aide is required at hire or must be obtained prior to hire, or at least 6 months acute care Nurse aid or Patient Care Technician experience required, or have completed the first year of clinical rotation in a school of nursing required.
• It is not required for Nursing Assistants to maintain certification after hire while actively working in the Nursing Assistant role.
• Certification is not required for internal transferees; renewal is not required.* Nurses Aide certification is not required for applicants who have completed the first year of clinical rotation in a school of nursing.

Education : * High School diploma or equivalent from an accredited program required.Work Experience : * Some experience preferred.

No additional preferences.Additional Information* Organization : Henry Ford Health Genesys Hospital* Department : Acute Rehab Unit 001* Shift : Night Job* Union Code : MIGRA AFSCME Local 3518