Nursing Assistant - Surgical Med​/Surg - Part-Time

Job Summary

The Care Partner is a support care provider who functions under the direction of the Registered Nurse. The primary focus is to promote a positive patient experience by partnering with the nurse, physician, healthcare team and other healthcare providers to provide excellence in patient experience. The Care Partner assists with daily living activities, comfort measures, and basic patient care functions such as ADLs, ambulation, and vital signs.

Advanced technical skills may be required, including phlebotomy, simple treatments, dressing changes, oral suctioning, and discontinuing Foley catheters. Clerical functions such as data retrieval, maintaining unit supplies, and transporting supplies and patient medications are also part of the role. The Care Partner must work in a fast‑paced environment, multitask effectively, and communicate with the Registered Nurse and ancillary team.

Excellence in Patient Experience by partnering with the healthcare team, patient, and family.

• Supports an environment of healing or wellness for patients, addressing patient needs, following the plan of care, and engaging patients and families in the treatment plan.
• Effectively contributes to the plan of care or treatment based on assigned tasks and patient/family input in collaboration with the healthcare team.
• Consistently implements all safety interventions to minimize risk and achieve intended outcomes.
• Protects the rights and dignity of the patient.
• Maintains confidentiality adhering to HIPAA regulations and recommended privacy procedures.
• Participates in hourly patient rounding.
• Answers telephone and call lights promptly and professionally, notifying the appropriate individual when follow‑up is required.
• Resolves patient concerns or escalates to the charge nurse if unable to do so.
• Proactively offers assistance and comfort measures to patients and families.
• Presents self in a positive and professional manner, showing sensitivity to the concerns and needs of others.

• Provides patient care under the direction of the RN.
• Delivers patient care needs (e.g., hygiene, nutrition, elimination, physical comfort measures) and additional advanced skills based on unit‑specific requirements (e.g., phlebotomy, EKG, removal of foley catheters, removal of IVs).
• Answers telephone and call lights promptly and professionally, notifying the appropriate individual when follow‑up is required.
• Assists the RN and other members of the healthcare team with care delivery as assigned.
• Assists in direct patient admission.
• Monitors data entry for key patient safety information.
• Participates in charge reconciliation.
• Performs audits as requested.

• Supports initiatives of the Health Care team.
• Participates in unit performance improvement initiatives.
• Supports professional nursing practice through shared leadership, evidence‑based practice, and ethical accountability.
• Transports unit supplies, patient care supplies, medications, and equipment as assigned.
• Practices accountability.

• Uses effective written and oral communication skills with patients, staff, physicians, family, and visitors (e.g., AIDET).
• Uses safety communication techniques (e.g., Ask a question, Request a change, Voice a concern, Use chain of command when necessary).
• Communicates completion of assignments/duties to the RN or Charge Nurse.
• Documents completion of patient care in EMR.
• Communicates patient care concerns, problems, or emergencies to the RN or Charge Nurse in a timely manner.
• Uses positive and respectful communication with all members of the healthcare team, patients, and families.
• Maintains equipment such as blood pressure machines and glucometers; reports malfunctioning devices to appropriate personnel.
• Communicates with patients and updates white boards with information.
• Acts as unit expert regarding patient care documentation tools during downtime.

• Provides a safe environment for the provision of patient care.
• Consistently uses proper hand hygiene.
• Keeps patient rooms and unit areas clean and free of clutter.
• Follows appropriate PPE and…