Nursing Assistant (full-time, days)

Job Description

Job Description
Assist professional nursing staff by performing routine duties in handling and serving patients in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort in accordance with the philosophy, goals and objectives of Pender Community Hospital.

• Works under the direction of the RN and/or LPN but is held accountable to prioritize and carry out assigned duties and routine cares.
• Knows the patient’s plan of care by attending report and verbal communications with members of the team.
• Obtains vital signs, intake and output, and weights, and records with accuracy. Assist with meal trays, nourishments and feeding.
• Provides safe transportation of patients by wheelchair, cart or ambulation.
• Collects sputum, urine and stool specimens. Is able to instruct the patient on proper technique.
• Restocks linen as necessary, prepares room for new admissions.
• Reports any observations and/or symptoms indicative of change in patient status, adverse reaction to treatments to the patients’ nurse in a prompt manner.
• Reports care for assigned patients.
• Utilizes and updates patient communication board in room as indicated.
• Performs hourly patient rounding.
• Maintains knowledge of location for needed equipment and supplies.
• Restocks supplies as needed.
• Reports equipment needing repairs.
• Cleans and stores equipment when no longer needed.
• Assists in maintaining organization in storage areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Hours: Minimum 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, rotating weekends and holidays; 6:00am-2:30pm

Experience and Skills
Education and/or Experience

• Must be sixteen (16) years of age or older.
• High school diploma or equivalent, if applicable
• Previous experience preferred

Certificates, Licensure, Registrations

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Certified Nursing Certification preferred

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide
• Ability to generate, read, interpret, and take action as it relates to basic financial statements, national and state regulations, safety rulings, operational and maintenance and organizational policies / procedures
• Ability to write reports and correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information to patients, families, employees, health care providers, etc…
• Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively to maintain good working relationships with staff and health care providers
• Ability to work with skill in identifying problems

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS

• Knowledge of computer hardware equipment and software applications relevant to work functions.

Job Benefits
Standard full-time benefits: Benefits go into effect the 1st of the month following 30 days of hire. Include but not limited to:

• Health Insurance: PPO and H.S.A. option; PCH pays a portion of premiums
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance: Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Plan at no cost to the employee; opportunity to purchase additional coverage also available
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue hours based on a percentage rate (set by years of service) multiplied by the number of hours worked in a pay period
• 403(b) Retirement: The hospital will match up to a percentage of gross wages when the employee contributes contributions of percentage
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident Policies
• Medical and Dependent Care Savings Accounts
• Group Incentive Plan (GIP): The hospital sets facility wide goals for our annual fiscal year. Depending on how many of those goals we meet at the end of the fiscal year that determines the amount of bonus employees receive.

This institution is an EEO/AA Employer and Provider – Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.