Nurse Assistant

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Essential Functions

• Give patient baths, oral care and hair care.\
• Take vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration and blood
  
  

pressures).\

• Collect I & O information.\
• Ambulate patients.\
• Assist with activities in patient mobility and positioning.\
• Clearly and concisely report significant patient status changes
  
  

to nurse.\

• Report significant patient status changes to appropriate
  
  

co-workers.\

• Collection of urine and fecal specimens.\
• Obtain accu-check readings.\
• Initiate CPR.\
• Positive and effective interaction with patients, significant
  
  

others, and other health team members, while maintaining standards

of professional nursing.\

• Provide for patient safety, transport patients by pushing
  
  

pulling, lifting, in a wheelchair, bed, cart or Geri chair.\

• Reposition patients with or without mechanical devices, by
  
  

lifting, pulling and pushing.\

• Responsible and accountable for using work time organizing and
  
  

prioritizing work to complete daily assignments.\

• Participates in quality assurance, assessment and improvement
  
  

activities. 16. Follows patient-specific plan of care.\

• Document patient information.\
• Obtain patient weight.\
• Provide patient meals and assist patient as needed with meals.\
• Follow all infection control procedures and policies (including
  
  

use of standard precautions).\

• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\

Will be orientated to and maintain competence in working with patients

in the following age categories:\

Med/Surg/Skilled/ICU: Infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and

geriatric patients.\

OB: Neonate, adolescent, and adult patients.\

OR, ED: Neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric

patients.\

TLC: Adult and geriatric patients.\

Competence at the beginning of employment will be measured through

observation during orientation and review of documentation. Ongoing

competence will be measured through observation of clinical practice,

observation for performance evaluation, and competency in-service. See

attached sheet for other initial and ongoing competence required by each

department.

Physical Demands

Job can demand constant walking. Sitting may be required occasionally,

as well as frequent standing. Occasionally the job requires lifting and

carrying up to 35 lbs. May also require pushing and pulling up to 35

lbs. Job requires full range of body motion, with occasional twisting,

climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and reaching. Job may

require reaching overhead. Job requires ability to handle and lift

patients. Eye-hand coordination, and finger and manual dexterity are

required.

Requires corrected hearing and vision to a normal range. Job requires

working under stressful conditions and/or irregular hours. Some exposure

to communicable diseases, sharps, and hazardous material is anticipated.

Job requires potential exposure to body fluids and radiation. Requires

the ability to distinguish letters and symbols. Use of office equipment

such as telephones, copying machines, computers, fax machines, pagers,

and intercoms may be required. Repetitive movements such as writing are

required.

Working Conditions

Includes working weekends and holidays, with potential for varied

shifts, overtime, cost containment absent days, or standby time.