Nurse Attendant

Job description

FULLI TIME 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM Varied Nights, inclusive of every other weekend with holidays as needed Job Description: Under direction and supervision of Registered Nurse, assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment. Job Responsibility: *ADA Essential Functions - * Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team: - Organizes patient care assignment and sets priorities. - Alerts RN co-worker to changes in patient status i.e., alteration in comfort, skin integrity, alterations in breathing pattern, etc. - Documents patient care and patient status changes on the appropriate chart forms. - Communicates routine information to RN periodically during shift i.e., intake and output. - * Assists RN in providing for ADL needs of patients: - Prepares patients for meals, and feeds or assists with meals. - Provides between meal nourishment and fresh water to patients. - Bathes or assists patient to bathe, provides oral hygiene. - Toilets patients as necessary. - Maintains patient's mobility with range of motion exercises and ambulation. - Grooms patient, including shaving...