Nursing Assistant II - Pediatric Inpatient Unit​/Float - Nights 00 Shift Differential

Nursing Assistant (Na) II

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The Nursing Assistant (NA) II is a key member to the nursing care team. They assist with direct and indirect patient care within their scope of practice, supporting patients, nursing and medical care teams. The care delivered is in collaboration and under the supervision/delegation of the Registered Nurse (RN) and/or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). The Nursing Assistant (NA) shares accountability for the quality of patient outcomes.

In select departments, the NA role may also include some clerical support functions (such as phone answering, filing, computer data entry, etc.)

Responsibilities include:

• Providing direct/non-direct patient care
• Performing activity of daily living (ADL) care including oral care, bathing, showering, shaving, hair washing and maintenance, incontinence care and toileting/elimination needs.
• Changing bed linen.
• Maintaining a decluttered patient care area.
• Understanding available products for patient care and when to utilize.
• Infection prevention.
• Skin and pressure injury prevention.
• Fall prevention.
• Setting and responding appropriately to patient safety alarms.
• Understanding and performing regulatory compliance.
• Patient turning and offloading.
• Ambulation, mobility in room, range of motion.
• Understanding patient mobility assist devices and appropriate use for patient safety.
• Use of patient lift equipment as per Safe Patient Handling (SPH) policy.
• Assist with meal tray delivery, collection, and documentation of amount consumed.
• Set up and assist patients with meals, including feeding.
• Use of data collection equipment:
  Vital signs, EKG, bladder scan, transfer devices, telemetry, Massimo
• Components of vital signs, height and weight, intake and output measurement (including drains, urinary catheter and suction devices.)
• Essential care performed.
• Intentional rounding.
• Safety Attendant (SA) at bedside for prevention of unintentional or intentional (suicide precautions) self-harm.
• Video surveillance.
• Phlebotomy, EKG's, specimen collection, blood glucose measurement and telemetry.
• Prepare patient rooms for admissions, discharges. Update whiteboards. Provide unit / room stocking of supplies.
• Care of a patient with invasive lines and devices within NA scope of practice.
• Transporting patients on/off unit.
• Responding to emergency situation.
• Communication with patient care team to ensure delivery of quality care.
• Unit-specific / patient population specific interventions as delegated (example: psychiatry patients, pediatric patients, etc.)
• Understands and reports out of range patient data values to covering RN.
• Recognize and report patient changes to covering RN.
• Performs shifts reports with oncoming staff.
• Demonstrates initiative and understanding of job duties through communication with healthcare team and own self initiative.
• Relating and respecting each patient individually.
• Meeting needs of each patient to ensure excellent patient care is delivered. This includes a patient's cognitive, physical and emotional needs, as well as their personal preference, cultural and religious beliefs.
• Performs other duties as requested by healthcare and leadership team, within the scope of practice

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED, preferred

Experience:

• Requires one of the following:
  Minimum one-year direct patient care experience at an acute care hospital, long term care facility, rehabilitation facility or licensed home care facility/agency (OR) Completion of one year of RN school from an approved ADN or BSN program where (and) a minimum of 30 hours of clinical patient care was performed (OR) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), license must be current (OR) EMT certification with less than 1 year volunteer experience, certification must be current

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification within 6 months from date of hire, required

Skills:

• Accountability
• Clinical Skills
• Interacting with People
• Multi-Tasking
• Reliability

Physical Requirements:

• Heavy Work - Exerting up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs, of force constantly to move objects
• Occasional balancing, climbing, crouching, typing, kneeling, repetitive motion
• Frequent grasping, hearing, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, standing, stooping, talking, walking, visual acuity (color, depth, perception), seeing/monitor/computer use
• Constant:
  Fit Testing

Hazards:

• Occasional burns, chemical, electrical
• Frequent bodily fluids/blood borne exposure

Working Conditions:

• Occasional noise, wet and/or humid, dust, gases, mists, odors

Travel:

• No travel

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