Nursing Assistant - OMH Surgical Specialty - PRN Nights

Prisma Health; Seneca (SC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health is seeking a Nursing Assistant for the Night shift at the Oconee Medical Campus in South Carolina. You will support patient care under RN supervision, collect data related to patient status, and perform basic nursing tasks and documentation.

Prior experience is not required, and completion of a nursing assistant program is preferred. You will help patients with daily living activities, assist with meals, and ensure rooms and equipment are clean and ready for care.

Qualifications

• Data collection related to patient status.
• Ability to take and record vital signs accurately.
• Documentation of patient data in EMR systems.
• Assist with activities of daily living as directed.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living and hygiene.
• Turn and reposition patients; help with mobility and transfers.
• Assists with admissions and room orientation for patients and families.
• Record vital signs and report questionable values.
• Prepare meals and assist with feeding as needed.
• Collect specimens and deliver to appropriate departments.
• Document accurately in EMR and maintain room cleanliness.
• Assist with care equipment and raise alert as delegated.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data collection

Vital signs

EMR documentation

ADL assistance

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

Oconee Medical Campus

Facility

Oconee Memorial Hospital

Department

Surgical Specialty

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