Nursing Assistant, 3 South Medical Surgical (PRN, Days)

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Assists the Registered Nurse in providing patient care based on the individualized plan of care for a patient. As delegated, performs basic nursing activities. Conducts data collection, monitors and documents patient status. Ensures confidentiality of all patient information. Utilizes safe patient handling at all times. Informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status. Provides a neat and clean patient environment.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

• Assists patients with activities of daily living and hygiene. Turns and repositions patients alone or with assistance.  May transport patients and assist with walking. Assisting adult/pediatric patients with toileting needs in relation to their age including emptying established colostomy bags and urinary catheter removal. Assists with fall prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated. Removing and reapplying anti-emboli hose or compression devices.

• Assists with admission of patients to the unit by preparing room, greeting, and orienting patient and/or family to the unit (bed, call light, phone, TV).

• Takes and records vital signs and with repeating questionable values.

• Prepares patients for meals and assisting in feeding and providing snacks and supplements.

• Collects urine, stool, and sputum specimens. Delivers specimens to appropriate department as requested.

• Completes documentation in EMR in accurate and timely manner.

• Maintains cleanliness and order of hospital room, utility room, diet kitchen, hallways, and alcoves. Disposes of excess linen and keeps linen emptied.

• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN. Reports lab values to RN.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Completion of a nursing assistant program preferred.

• Experience - No previous experience required.

In Lieu Of

N/A

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

N/A

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Laurens County Medical Campus

Facility

1062 Laurens County Hospital

Department

10626120 Complex Patient Unit

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