Nurse Assistant - Telemetry

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), contributes to the delivery of patient‑centered care through performing selected day‑to‑day patient care activities, maintaining a clean and safe environment, demonstrating unit competencies, and interacting with patients while considering developmental, age‑specific, cultural, and spiritual preferences.

Full‑time; 72 hours per pay period; 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m. nightly; shifts include weekends.

• Always introduce self and explain care role.
• Receive report from appropriate RN and perform specific patient care interventions as delegated by the RN to identify/attain treatment goals.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining a patient care environment that is clean, safe, and conducive to patient/family well‑being.
• Prepare patient room for arrival, assist in transfers or discharge of patients.
• Orient patient/family/visitors to patient room, unit, waiting area, and facilities.
• Assist patient/family in use of hospital equipment (telephone, lights, television).
• Makes occupied and unoccupied beds and collects and disposes of soiled linen.
• Answers call lights and telephones, exemplifying the highest levels of customer service standards when performing these tasks.
• Performs safety checks, observes hospital safety guidelines, and documents as required.
• Performs competency routine oxygen therapy, pulse oximetry.
• Follows and adheres to all policies and procedures including infection control (use of body substance isolation and use of personal protective equipment when in contact with body fluids and other isolation status as ordered).
• Assists patient with menu selection or assists patient care partner in doing so.
• Distributes nourishment and orders late trays.
• Assists patient and care partner with ADL’s including bathing, showering, toileting, feeding, positioning, turning, transferring, and ambulating.
• Records/calculates intake, output observations, and care intervention in designated areas of the record or on appropriate forms.
• Performs all activities related to routine capillary blood glucose monitoring.
• Applies support/orthopedic devices such as TED hose and SCD’s.
• Participates in efforts to maintain and monitor patient safety through the appropriate application and use of safety devices and safety interventions as directed by the RN.
• Checks/restocks unit’s routine and emergency equipment/supplies.
• Collects/sends/takes labeled specimens to the lab.
• May discontinue peripheral intravenous lines as directed by RN.
• Obtains routine vital signs and temperature and documents in appropriate area or the EMR (electronic medical record).
• Assists the patient with coughing, deep breathing, use of incentive spirometer, suctions patient orally.
• Applies warm/cold therapies (heating pads, ice packs, and warm soaks) as directed by RN.
• Administers enemas and documents in appropriate area of the EMR as designated by the RN.
• Places patients on monitors/telemetry and maintains lead placement as directed by RN.
• Assist in preparing the body following death.
• Seeks out Registered Nurse for additional assignments.
• Documents patient care rendered.
• Answers the phone and communicates messages.
• Seeks ongoing learning experiences by attending appropriate in‑services, continuing education, and mandatory programs. Participates in quality management and process improvement activities and staff meetings as delegated by the RN, Clinical Manager and/or unit Director.
• Performs other related job duties as requested.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Formal education or training in a medical careers program OR enrollment in nursing school OR two or more years’ experience in a Patient Care Associate/Nurse Assistant role.
• BLS card from AHA (or ARC or Canadian equivalent) required before start date and valid at least 60 days beyond start date.

• CNA Certification.
• Basic EMT Certification.
• LPN License.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.

• Schedule:
  
  Full‑time
• Requisition :
• Daily Work Times: 7 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
• Hours Per Pay Period: 72
• On Call:
  No
• Weekends:
  Yes