Night Shift Nurse Assistant — Telemetry Patient Care

IHA; Langhorne (Bucks County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

St. Mary Medical Center is seeking a Nurse Assistant to provide direct and basic patient care under RN guidance on the MG3 Telemetry unit. This full-time, night shift position supports isolation, heart failure patients and other telemetry cases in a 26-bed unit.

Duties include obtaining supplies, feeding patients, collecting specimens, applying heat/cold packs and assist with rounds and safety. Must have High School Diploma, PA Nurse Aide Registry or clinical rotations, 1 year experience or EMT

Qualifications

• High School Graduate/Equivalent required.
• PA Nurse Aide Registry (CNA) OR completed a minimum of one semester of clinical rotations in an accredited nursing program required.
• 1 year of relevant experience and/or relevant certification (EMT) is considered in lieu of required certification/clinical rotation.
• BLS Required

Responsibilities

• Performs direct and indirect patient care activities following RN instructions, physician orders, policies, procedures and regulations
• Obtain supplies from designated supply rooms to assure patient rooms are ready for patient admission and cleared when patient discharged/transferred.
• Demonstrates ability to feed patients, knowledge of dysphasia precautions and calculating and recording intake and output.
• Demonstrates competence while collecting specimens-urine routine, clean catch, foley, stools for c-diff, etc.
• Demonstrates competence with the application of heat and cold packs, ace wraps, slings, binders, protective devices and orthopedic devices.
• Participates in hourly rounding programs and schedules to ensure patient safety and reduce patient harm; observes for environmental safety, informs patient and family on safety precautions, turns and repositions patients, preemptively assists with toileting activities, and addresses personal needs.
• Appropriately seeks assistance of the Nurse Manager of designee for conflict resolution.

Skills

Patient care

RN guidance

Supply stocking

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma

CNA/clinical rotations

Job description

St. Mary Medical Center is seeking a Nurse Assistant to provide direct and basic patient care under RN guidance on the MG3 Telemetry unit. This full-time, night shift position supports isolation, heart failure patients and other telemetry cases in a 26-bed unit.

Duties include obtaining supplies, feeding patients, collecting specimens, applying heat/cold packs and assist with rounds and safety. Must have High School Diploma, PA Nurse Aide Registry or clinical rotations, 1 year experience or EMT