Nursing Assistant - General Surgery FT, Night

Prisma Health; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health in Greenville Memorial Hospital is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support patient care in the General Surgery department during night shifts. Under supervision of a Registered Nurse, you will collect data related to patient status, perform basic nursing procedures, and assist with treatments and equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities include helping patients with daily living activities, turning and repositioning, taking vital signs, documenting in EMR, and ensuring safety.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living and hygiene.
• Turn and reposition patients and assist with walking.
• Collect specimens and deliver to departments.
• Take vital signs and document in EMR.
• Assist with admission and orient patients to unit.
• Perform point-of-care testing as trained.
• Maintain cleanliness of patient areas.
• Report lab values to RN.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

EMR documentation

ADL support

Infection control

Safety

Education

Nursing assistant program

Job description

• Experience - No previous experience required.

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Under the direction of a Registered Nurse assumes responsibility for the collection of data related to patient status. Performance of basic nursing procedures. On-going collection and documentation of patient data. Assistance with treatments and procedures. Assistance with maintenance of patient care equipment.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living and hygiene. Turns and repositions patients alone or with assistance. May transport patients and assist with walking. Assisting adult/pediatric patients with toileting needs in relation to their age including emptying established colostomy bags and urinary catheter removal. Assists with fall prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated. Removing and reapplying anti-emboli hose or compression devices.
• Assists with admission of patients to the unit by preparing room, greeting, and orienting patient and/or family to the unit (bed, call light, phone, TV).
• Takes and records vital signs and with repeating questionable values.
• Prepares patients for meals and assisting in feeding and providing snacks and supplements.
• Collects urine, stool, and sputum specimens. Delivers specimens to appropriate department as requested.
• Completes documentation in EMR in accurate and timely manner.
• Maintains cleanliness and order of hospital room, utility room, diet kitchen, hallways, and alcoves. Disposes of excess linen and keeps linen emptied.
• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN. Reports lab values to RN.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

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

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• NA

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• NA

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

General Surgery

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