Compassionate Nursing Assistant: Patient Care & Vital Signs

Prisma Health; Seneca (SC); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health’s Cardiac Telemetry unit at Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca, SC is seeking a Nursing Assistant. You will collect patient data under RN supervision, perform basic nursing procedures, and assist with treatments and equipment maintenance.

The role involves direct patient care, ADLs, vitals, specimen collection, and accurate EMR documentation, with a focus on compassionate, patient-centered service.

Qualifications

• Education - Completion of a nursing assistant program preferred.
• Experience - No previous experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with activities of daily living and hygiene.
• Turns and repositions patients alone or with assistance; may transport patients and assist with walking.
• Takes and records vital signs and repeats questionable values.
• Prepares patients for meals and assists with feeding and snacks.
• Collects urine, stool, and sputum specimens; delivers specimens to the appropriate department.
• Completes documentation in EMR in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintains cleanliness and order of hospital rooms and common areas.
• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN; reports lab values.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Nursing assistant program

Job description

Prisma Health’s Cardiac Telemetry unit at Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca, SC is seeking a Nursing Assistant. You will collect patient data under RN supervision, perform basic nursing procedures, and assist with treatments and equipment maintenance.

The role involves direct patient care, ADLs, vitals, specimen collection, and accurate EMR documentation, with a focus on compassionate, patient-centered service.