GENERAL SUMMARY:

 Under the direction and supervision of the responsible Registered Nurse (RN), performs specific patient care duties to meet safety and comfort needs of the patient. Provides input to assist the RN in planning and implementing patient care. Responds to emergent situations according to established procedures. Recognizes and participates in own continuing education. The Nurse Assistant follows the Henry Ford Health System Team Member Standards of Excellence in all interactions. 

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

UNIT DESCRIPTION:Pre/post consists of 2 floors and 4 patient types: Endoscopy, surgical, cath lab, and interventional radiology. The first floor sees about 70-80 patients a day, second floor (surgery) about 25, cath/IR about 25. NA’s can be assigned to pre-op, post-op or to float in-between.