Nursing Assistant - Medical Observation - 24 or 36 Hours​/Week - Days

## Nursing Assistant
- Medical Observation - 24 or 36 Hours/Week
- Days Apply locations:
Methodist Hospital
- Omaha, NEtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR110082
** Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
** At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge.

We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
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* Job Summary:

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* Location:

Methodist Hospital  Address: 8303 Dodge St, Omaha, NE

Work schedule:

24 or 36 hours per week, 6:45am to 7:15pm    Helps patients by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs; providing comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring. Helps patients by cleaning and preparing treatment space while ensuring patient safety.
Ask your recruiter/hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position:
- Sign-on bonus
- Shift differentials & other financial incentives
- Tuition assistance
- Academic sponsorship with Methodist College
- Free parking
** Responsibilities:**#
** Essential Functions
** 1. Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment, as outlined in the Age Specific Criteria.
* Gives individualized customer service/patient care.
* Completes age specific competency assessment.
2. Exhibits excellent interpersonal relations with patients, co-workers, physicians, and guests to ensure effective communications.
* Responds to patient needs promptly and courteously.
* Obtains feedback from patients and visitors regarding their hospital experience.
* Communicates patient issues to the appropriate staff.
* Maintains a positive attitude while responding to requests in a timely and accurate manner.
* Communicates with other members of the health care team (food service, secretaries, housekeeping, etc.) as indicated.
* Actively participates in report process.
3. Completes clinical activities identified in the patient's plan of care to meet patients' comfort/activity/sleep needs and other clinical patient needs as delegated by professional staff.
* Reports patient comfort needs to nurse in a timely manner.
* Assures that skin is clean and dry.
* Reports any noticed skin changes.
* Provides personal care and assists with ADL (activities of daily living).
* Provides assistance with repositioning, turning and chair transfers.
* Assists as necessary with ambulation.
* Completes vital signs per patient's plan of care.
* Weighs patients per patient's plan of care.
* Reinforce patient education.
* Provides transportation assistance.
* Reports any variation from patient's plan of care to professional staff.
* Attends to patient amenities; e.g., newspaper, mail.
4. Documents all data collected, in Cerner and/or on worksheets, accurately, completely, and in a timely manner to provide an accurate record of patient activities and response to activities.
* Documentation is completed in an ongoing basis prior to end of shift.
* Documentation reflects patient's responses to activities according to patient's plan of care.
* Documentation reflects care delivered.
5. Provides housekeeping activities to contribute to a safe, efficient, effective and sanitary patient care environment.
* Completes daily room cleaning according to established procedures for high dusting, vacuuming, mopping hard surface floors, disinfecting vertical surfaces, and spot cleaning vertical surfaces.
* Keep rooms neat and tidy, free of clutter.
* Removes trash and soiled linen from room each shift and as needed.
* Maintains patient environment, such as spills and room temperature, or actively utilizes Integrated Services…