STUDENT INTERN - Emergency Dept.

JOB SUMMARY:

Employee assists with daily resident activities, resident interviews, equipment audits, document filing, and organization of resident rooms, communal areas, and storage areas.

MISSION STATEMENT:

QUALITY HEALTHCARE: In our continuing effort to enhance the quality of life for the communities we serve, the Hospital Authority of Miller County is committed to the delivery of superior, safe, cost-effective healthcare through the provisions of education prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

• Responsible for interviewing residents weekly to identify concerns or question that will be reviewed by the IDT in the care plan meeting.
• Responsible for reviewing the resident activities calendar daily and assisting activities director in preparation, conducting, and cleaning up during each group activity. 
• Responsible for visiting and interacting with resident daily.
• Responsible for completing side rail audits weekly.
• Responsible for collecting resident’s store list weekly.
• Responsible for distributing items bought at the store to residents weekly.
• Responsible for cleaning and changing oxygen concentrator filters weekly and cleaning the oxygen concentrator exterior weekly.
• Responsible for cleaning resident IV pumps, feeding pumps, and poles weekly.
• Responsible for auditing our emergency supplies weekly (flashlights and batteries).
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to supervisor, nurse managers, coworkers and physicians.
• Responsible for knowing nursing home policies and being familiar with services that are available.
• Responsible for cleaning and organizing storage rooms weekly.
• Treats residents and their families with respect and dignity; ensures confidentiality of residents’ records
• Interacts professionally with resident/family and provides explanations and verbal reassurance as necessary.
• Responsible for distributing resident mail daily and other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for scanning documents into the electronic medical record.

GUEST RELATIONS STANDARDS:

(All guest relation violations are subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination):

• Always treat others in a friendly, helpful manner.
• Refers co-workers to proper sources when unable to provide an answer.
• Interacts with others in a professional and friendly manner.
• Takes interest in others and always gives full cooperation to fellow workers.
• Always maintains an open line of communication with other departments.
• Thoroughly familiar with the hospital and the services it offers.

OTHER:

• Responsibility to Report: It is the responsibility of every employee of HAMC to comply with federal, state and local laws and regulations, as well as, HAMC Policies and Procedures. Every employee is help accountable to participate in, comply with and report concerns to his or her supervisor or the Compliance Officer if illegal or unethical behavior is suspected.
• As an employee of HAMC, you have been granted user access to applicable ePHI systems based on your position. This user or role-based access is intended to give you the minimum necessary access to perform your job function(s) only and should be used only as applicable.

OTHER DUITIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EDUCATION, CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Student with work permit if required