Unit Clerk Nurse Aide - Progressive Care Unit

Job description

Unit Clerk Nurse Aide - Progressive Care Unit 26002574 Description Shift: Part Time Days (6:30am - 7:00pm) Position Summary: Under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse, performs the receptionist and secretarial duties on the unit assigned and meets the communication needs of the patient (family, departmental staff and medical staff). Supports the nursing staff by performing specific patient care duties to meet safety and comfort needs of the patient. Assist and maintains a safe and clean work environment. Maintains patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and respects patient’s rights. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: - Performs purposeful hourly rounding including: Pain, Position, Personal needs, and Possessions - Promptly answers telephone/call lights in a polite manner and relaying pertinent information to the appropriate staff - Assists nursing staff with patient care by making patient beds, giving baths, passing waters, feeding patients, providing oral care, accurate Intake & Output, assisting with mobilization/ambulation, daily weights, performing bedside glucose testing and obtaining vital signs and any other duties assigned by the RN - Greets patie...