Nursing Assistant - Float thru weekend

• Sign On Bonus
  : $3,000
• Department
  :
  Float
• Schedule
  :
  Full-Time Days - 7a - 7:30p, Mon - Fri & EOWE
• Hospital
  :
  Henry Ford Health Genesys
• Location
  :
  Grand Blanc, Michigan

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.

  • 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 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.
  • Performs other related duties as requested and as directed.
• Patient Care Skills – Hygiene and Mobility
  • 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 – Monitoring
  • 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.
• Transportation
  • 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…