Nurse Aide II – Med Surg Float Pool AH Union

Department

34102 Atrium Health Union - Nursing Float Pool

Full time

Yes

36

3 x 12-hour shifts per week; 7a-7p and every other weekend. Must be willing to float to Atrium Health Union, Union West and Anson.

$20.80 - $31.20

• Performs personal care for the comfort and well-being of the patient/resident, includes bed bath, tub bath, shower, sitz bath, mouth care, skin care, hair care, nail care and assistance with dressing.
• Serves and collects food trays. Feeds patients/residents and records dietary intake. Distributes ice, water, and nourishments.
• Measures and records intake and output, and calorie counts as required.
• Assists the patient/resident with bed pan, urinal, bedside commode, bowel and bladder retraining. Records daily bowel function.
• Applies condom catheters.
• Collects and tests specimens (urine, feces, sputum).
• Administers cleansing, fleet, and/or retention enemas.
• Performs digital stimulation to remove fecal impaction.
• Assists with care of established colostomy/ileostomy.
• Provides perineal and catheter care.
• Empties drainage device from body cavities/wounds and records.
• Maintains gastric suction per orders.
• Assists with simple non-sterile dressing changes, application and removal of ace bandages, TED hose, sequential compression devices, heat application, pelvic and cervical traction.
• Performs dressing changes/compresses/wound care on wounds greater than 48 hours old.
• Makes occupied and unoccupied beds, disposing of dirty linens and trash, keeping rooms neat and tidy.
• Performs PM care to promote patient comfort.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse respiration, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and orthostatic vital signs.
• Obtains and records patient/resident height and weight.
• Turns and positions patients/residents, using safe patient handling techniques. Assists patients/residents with transfers to bed, wheelchair, and stretcher, and ambulation.
• Does not initiate but may participate in the application or removal of restraint devices as directed by the RN or Licensed Care Provider.
• Assists in monitoring patients in restrictive interventions for safety, circulation, hydration, nutrition, and elimination.
• Assists with post-mortem care.
• Provides hand-off communication appropriate to job duties.
• Answers call bells promptly and ensures that all call bells are left within reach of the patient/resident.
• Reports and documents information related to assigned duties. Reports to RN or LPN any changes in the patient/resident condition.
• Assists with maintaining documentation according to established policies and procedures.
• Assists with range of motion exercises.
• Initiates or participates in CPR.
• Provides continuous observation of a patient/resident or patients/residents when assigned to serve in this capacity including patients on suicide precautions or patients in violent restraints.
• Provides instructions to patients/residents and family members according to approved protocols and/or the plan of care, as delegated by, and under the supervision of the RN. Documents spoken or observed response.
• Performs vaginal irrigations, urethral catheter irrigations, colostomy irrigations, and urethral catheterizations.
• Applies hypothermia unit.
• Assists with oxygen therapy by observing flow rate, maintenance of oxygen therapy, safety measures, and care of oxygen equipment.
• Performs oropharyngeal suctioning
• Retrieves blood products upon competency verification.
• Assists with IV therapy by observation, care of peripheral site to include monitoring flow rate and reporting flow rate variance.
• Assembles IV and flushes IV tubing during set up.
• Removes peripheral IV upon discontinuation of IV therapy.
• Assists with administering enteral feedings by…