Nursing Assistant

Nursing Assistant

Requirements

• Required High School Diploma or equivalent
• Previous hospital or nursing home experience
• CRT-At least one Certification from preferred list – UNKNOWN Unknown Upon Hire required
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) – AHA American Heart Association preferred
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) – ARC American Red Cross preferred

Responsibilities

• Providing care to the patient according to the plan of care, specific unit routines and hospital policy under the Direction of the Registered Nurse.
• Documentation of care provided in the electronic medical record.
• Safe transport of patients via wheelchair or stretcher, dispatch services and appropriate documentation of services.
• Provides the services of an Observer for any patient on a patient care unit who has been assessed to require constant observation, either in person or via remote video monitoring, to maximize his/her safety.
• Performs general receptionist and clerical duties to facilitate efficient functioning of the nursing unit.
• Maintains current knowledge/certification.
• Attends all required Safety Training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety and specific job-related hazards.
• Follows the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens.
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter and intra departmentally to facilitate the department’s/unit’s ability to meet its goals and objective.
• Additional duties include: De-escalation training, Simple wound care, Four eyes skin assessment, Observing for evidence of incontinence-associated dermatitis and pressure injury, Application of non-prescription skin barrier therapies, Assisting with transfers and passive range-of-motion, Application, maintenance, and removal of the external female and male catheter, Additional Specialty area duties may be added upon approval of the Beaumont Nursing Education Council.
• Participates in professional development activities: Precepting new Nursing Assistants, Shared governance via council or committee participation, Continuing education, Job fair or unit interview participation, Kaizen or Project Improvement initiative.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous hospital or nursing home experience. Preferred