Nursing Assistant - OMH Surgical Specialty - part-time nights

Prisma Health; Seneca (SC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health is seeking a dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant to join the Surgical Specialty team at Oconee Memorial Hospital. You will assist with activities of daily living, collect vital signs, and document changes in patient status under RN supervision.

This on-site role at Oconee Medical Campus involves night shifts and contributing to a compassionate patient environment. No prior experience required beyond completion of a nursing assistant program.

Qualifications

• Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program.
• Basic computer skills and data entry abilities beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assists in providing patient care based on individualized plan of care.
• Performs basic nursing activities as delegated by RN.
• Collects data: vital signs, intake/output, and basic/sterile specimens; documents changes.
• Maintains confidential patient information and a clean patient environment.
• Assists with activities of daily living, turning/repositioning, and mobility.
• Performs point-of-care testing as trained and reports lab values to RN.
• Documents comfort measures and non-pharmacological pain relief.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Data entry skills

Mathematical skills

Working knowledge of patient equipment

Education

Nursing assistant program

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Assists in providing patient care based on the individualized plan of care for a patient. As delegated, performs basic nursing activities. Conducts data collection, monitors and documents patient status. Ensures confidentiality of all patient information. Utilizes safe patient handling at all times. Informs RN of activities performed observations of patients and changes in patient status. Provides a neat and clean patient environment.

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. Turns and repositions patients alone or with assistance. May transport patients and assist with walking. Assists with fall prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated.
• Provides patient care as delegated by the RN including, but not limited to, non-sterile soaks, application of non-sterile simple dressings, perineal care.
• Performs data collection including vital signs, fluid intake and outtake and basic and sterile specimen collection. Properly documents and maintains data on medical record and informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status.
• Runs errands, answers telephone, answers and responds to call lights.
• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN. Reports lab values to RN.
• Provides and documents comfort and non-pharmacological pain management measures.
• 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 or patient care tech program.
• Experience - No experience required.

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of school verification of a nursing assistant training course, will accept current or former state CN A certification as proof of completed state required training at time of hire.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Basic computer skills / Data entry skills
• Mathematical skills
• Working knowledge of patient equip (suction, vitals, defib)

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Location

Oconee Medical Campus

Facility

Oconee Memorial Hospital

Department

Surgical Specialty

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