Registry Student Nurse Asst I - 5NW Ortho Surgical

Day - 12 Hour (United States of America)(7:00am - 7:00pm / 7:00pm - 7:00am)

The nursing student is responsible for providing nursing assistance and performing basic nursing procedures to groups of patients with assigned nursing department, under the supervision, guidance and direction a registered nurse.

In addition, the nursing assistant can gain additional clinical practice to enhance their preparation as future licensed nurse responsibilities, under the continuous direct on-sire supervision of a register nurse( for nursing care beyond that performed by nursing assistants once deemed competent for nursing assistant related tasks); interprets plan of medical care and provides input on the nursing care plan and assist in the following provided they have been deemed clinical competent by nursing instructor.

Patient Care:

• Provides personal care including baths, shampoo, shave, back rub, position changes, makes beds, prepares patients for meals, feeds patients, and passes ice water.
• Answers call lights and bells promptly to meet patient needs.
• Collects specimens, stool, urine, sputum, etc.
• Collects inputs and output and records appropriately.
• Collects and records temperature and vital signs on patient.
• Obtain and records pertinent information per hospital policy.
• Assess presence and extent of pain of patient and family information with RN and understand what steps to alleviate.
• Assist and/or feeds patients, provides between meal nourishments, provides fresh drinking water and encourages fluids when indicated.
• Assist in progressive ambulation of patients by gate belt, wheelchair, stretcher and bed.
• Administers enemas and douches as indicated and documents appropriately.
• Operates converter chair, lifts, scales, beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs.
• Applies ace bandages, ted hose and elastic stockings, and sequential compression devices.
• Assist with oxygen support and incentive spirometer.
• Assist RN with restraint devices and side rails to ensure safety of patient.
• Observes isolation techniques and provide direct care to patients in isolation.
• May serve as a patient sitter.
• Assist in ostomy care and education.
• Set up orthopedic appliances.
• Performs nursing functions requiring skills and judgement (supervised by RN).
• Maintains and records and reports necessary information in regard to patient care.
• Confers periodically, with RN on activities of the nursing staff and matters that relate to patient care.
• Assist in patient and family education by the RN.
• Serves as a liaison between the patient and other members of the health care team.
• Prepares patient for surgery and other therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
• Maintains a safe environment for patient care.

Administrative Support:

• Greets visitors, answers telephone, screen calls, and takes appropriate information and messages and distributes to appropriate employee to meet the caller's needs.
• Maintains clerical and related unit supplies, places orders and replenish stock.

Experience: One year of experience which includes direct patient care, OR the successful completion of a nursing assistant training course, or currently enrolled in an accredited BSN RN or Associate RN program and completion of 1 clinical rotation.

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Expanded Work Shift

On Call