Nurse Aide

Hudson Regional Health; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson Regional Health is seeking a compassionate healthcare assistant to support nurses with a range of patient care duties in a hospital setting in Secaucus, NJ. The role includes assisting with daily activities, vital signs, specimen collection, and ensuring patient safety and comfort throughout shifts.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or equivalent and 6 months to 1 year of healthcare experience, with BLS/AHA certification.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• 6 months to 1 year experience in a healthcare setting.
• BLS - AHA approved.

Responsibilities

• Assist the nurse with duties including placing specialty mattresses.
• Perform glucose testing and record results accurately and timely.
• Participate in Falls Prevention Program and identify patients at risk for falls.
• Practice wound prevention protocol and maintain PPE & Universal Precautions.
• Maintain patient confidentiality per HIPAA and healthcare privacy standards.
• Record patient weight, blood pressure, temperature, oxygen saturation and pulse.
• Assist in activities of daily living and patient comfort tasks (baths, oral/denture care, hair care, Foley care, shaving, bed making).
• Safely transport patients via wheelchair or stretcher; respond to patient needs and call bells promptly.
• Position patients, use LYCO lift, and assist transfers with proper body mechanics.
• Perform EKGs and document results; report abnormal findings to nurse.
• Hourly rounds to ensure needs and safety are met; notify nurse when breaks occur.
• Assist with toileting needs and specimen collection as instructed; ensure proper labeling and biohazard bags.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

HIPAA compliance

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalency

BLS - AHA approved

Job description

Demonstrates ability to assist the nurse with various duties as directed including placing specialty mattresses when applicable.

Performs proper glucose testing and records results accurately and timely

Participates in FALLS PREVENTION PROGRAM and identifies patients at risk for falls.

Practices wound prevention protocol. Proper use of PPE. Maintains Universal Precautions.

Maintains patient confidentiality of patient, facility and physician related information. Does not discuss patients or hospital business in public areas such as cafeteria, hallways or elevators. Is HIPAA Competent and compliant

Ability to perform and record patient weight, blood pressure, temperature, oxygen saturation and pulse in timely manner and records in the computer

Demonstrates ability to administer complete/partial baths/oral care/denture care/hair care, foley care, shaving, and bed making skills.

Demonstrates knowledge of patient restraints and assures patient safety.

Assists in toileting needs of patients, assists to bathrooms, places bedpan and empties, records and observes patient intake and output accurately, empties collection devices (foleys)

Maintains an organized and clean work space. Completes assignments in a timely time frame

Demonstrates ability to perform postpartum care

Communicates accurately - verbal and written. Maintains harmonious work environment with co workers and staff

Safely transports patients via wheelchair and/or stretcher.

Answers phone promptly and courteously.

Transports specimens to lab and records in book.

Prepares patients for meals and assists when needed, serves fresh water daily and snacks when needed.

Answers patient call lights promptly, responds to patient needs and inquiries, provides quality care in a personal manner

Collects specimens as instructed including urine, sputum and stool specimen, assures specimen container is labeled and places in a bio hazard bag.

Demonstrates ability to position patient, use LYCO lift, transfer patients from bed to chair and reverse, lifts patient properly with correct body mechanics to prevent personal injury, assist patient out of bed, ambulate as needed.

Performing EKGs and documents when performed

Reports all abnormal findings to nurse assigned or charge nurse.

Performs hourly rounding on patients to ensure needs are met and patient safety is upheld.

Notifies nurse assigned when taking breaks or meals.

Demonstrates competency with enemas when assigned

Manages supplies as not to bring excessive supplies into patients rooms

Acts in a role of the patient sitter

Adheres to standards identifies in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies

Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs(i.e. culture, hearing and/or visually impaired)

All duties as assigned

EDUCATION + EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

High School Diploma or equivalency

6 months to 1 year experience in a healthcare setting.

CREDENTIALS + QUALIFICATIONS:

BLS - AHA approved