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  Entry Level (less than 2 years)

Assists professional nursing staff by supporting patient careneeds such as personal hygiene and activities of daily living.

Provides comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring.

Prepares patient treatment space and equipment to ensure patient safety.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Exhibits excellent interpersonal relations with patients,guests, and co-workers to ensure effective communication.
  • Responds to patient needs promptly and courteously
  • Communicates patient issues to the appropriate staff
  • Maintains a positive attitude while responding to requests ina timely and accurate manner.
  • Actively participates in shift report process.
  • Utilizes and updates patient communication board in room as indicated.
  • Communicates with other members of the health care team as indicated.
  • Assists other team members with care for other assigned patients as needed
• Completes activities as identified in the patient’s plan of careand as delegated by professional staff to meet patient comfort,activity, sleep, and clinical needs.
  • Provides personal care and assists patients with activities ofdaily living (ADLs)
  • Assures patient hydration and nutrition needs are met by assisting with meal trays, nourishment, and feeding
  • Obtains vital signs, intake and output, and weights, and records with accuracy. Reports results to appropriate personnel.
  • Assists with ambulation, lifting and positioning according to facility procedure, including the appropriate use of patient lift devices and use of good body mechanics.
  • Provides safe transportation for patients by wheelchair, cartand/or ambulation.
  • Collects sputum, urine and stool specimens. Correctly instructs the patient on proper specimen collection technique(s).
  • Participates as a member of the team in Hourly Patient Roundsto proactively address patient needs.
  • Reports any observations and/or symptoms indicative of changein patient status, adverse reaction to treatments to the patients' nurse in a prompt manner.
• Documents all patient data collected in the electronic health record and/or on worksheets accurately, completely, and in a timely manner.
• Contributes to a safe, effective, and sanitary patient care environment.
  • Keeps room neat, tidy, and free of clutter
  • Removes trash and soiled linen from rooms each shift and as needed
  • Completes room cleaning according to established procedures as needed.
  • Utilizes Standard Precautions and infection control guidelines correctly and consistently.
• Prepares patient care areas and equipment to facilitate patient care and treatment
  • Prepares rooms and medical equipment for use
  • Restocks and distributes…