Nursing Asst II Critical Care/Step Down 24 hours per week

Provides complete verbal reports with appropriate information.  Effectively communicates to other care providers’/team member’s necessary information.  Responds promptly to customer requests.  Communicates any pertinent data in regards to patient condition to appropriate RN.  Functions as team member, assisting health care team as needed

Provides patient care.  Bathing patient.  Assists patient in range of motion exercises (passive or active).  Performs morning, afternoon and evening care.  Positions, turns and ambulates patient.  Assists patient with mobility needs.  Changes bed linens of occupied and unoccupied beds.  Performs Catheter care.  Performs perineal care.  Uses lifts for patient transfers when indicated.  Performs Finger Stick Blood Sugars.  Provides skin care.  Prepares patients for physical exam and assists when directed

Keeps patient room and hallways free of clutter.  Disposes of soiled linen in appropriate container.  Keeps nursing station clean and neat.  Cleans equipment, covers with bag per policy and stores in appropriate area

Performs professional responsibilities.  Maintains up to date Annual Core Competency requirements.  Maintains up to date Nursing Department Competency requirements.  Adheres to Nursing Department dress code.  Attendance at mandatory in-services, unit meetings, is maintained in accordance with department guidelines

Assists patient with elimination needs.  Prepares and administers enemas.  Incontinence care.  Performs care for established colostomies and ileostomies.  Removes Foley.  Application and monitoring of restrictive devices.   Initiates and follows High Risk Fall Precautions as indicated.  Follows Suicide Precautions when applicable.  Inserts rectal tubes

Performs pulse oximetry as directed.  Performs oropharyngeal suctioning as indicated.  Assists patient with incentive spirometry.  Reinforces patient to turn, cough, and deep breath.  Feeds patients as indicated.  Provides nourishments as directed.  Passes fresh water every shift and as needed

Communicates with others in completing work assignments and accomplishing department/unit goals.  Utilizes appropriate channels of communication

Takes vital signs, including VAS#, and records in electronic medical record.  Makes observations hourly. Frequency may increase dependent upon patient status and unit standards.  Measures and records weights.  Empties drains, catheters, drainage tubes.  Calculates intake and output.  Collects, labels and routes specimens

Completes and maintains annual EKG and BLS