NURSE ASSISTANT CERTIFIED - Acute Care (PER DIEM)

Job description

Primary Scheduled Hours: Per Diem Job Summary: Provides direct and indirect patient care activities under the direction of an RN. Assists patients in performing tasks involving direct or indirect patient care, treatment, and maintenance of the nursing unit. Essential Job Functions: - Works with the patient’s physical, motor/sensory adaptation, cognitive, and psychological needs specific to the population being served and meets standards of quality as measured by the unit/department age specific competency standards. When possible, the family or those significant to the family are considered as part of the care team. - Support the department by answering call lights for all patients and notifies staff responsible if unable to meet patient needs. - Assist patients with activities of daily living, bathing, and positioning - Follows the delegation process when receiving requests from a team member. - Reads charts, dials, equipment settings, literature, and other printed and handwritten materials - Communicate with patients, physicians, families, and co-workers in person and/or on telephone - Collects non-invasive body fluid specimens and/or gathers vital signs - Aids physicians and nur...