Nursing Assistant, Medical Surgical Unit, FT, Days

Prisma Health; Seneca (SC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health’s Oconee Memorial Hospital seeks a Nursing Assistant to support Medical/Surgical Nursing on a day shift. Under RN supervision, you will collect patient data, assist with basic procedures, and help with daily living activities, meals, and mobility.

You will document in the EMR and maintain a clean patient environment. No prior experience is required, and completion of a nursing assistant program is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Collect data related to patient status and document findings.
• Perform basic nursing procedures under RN supervision.
• Assist with activities of daily living, hygiene, and mobility.
• Assist with admissions, meals, and transport as needed.
• Maintain clean and organized patient areas and equipment.
• Record vital signs and report irregular values to RN.
• Perform point-of-care testing as trained and delegated by RN.

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

Day (United States of America)

Location

Oconee Medical Campus

Facility

Oconee Memorial Hospital

Department

Medical/Surgical Nursing

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