Nursing Assistant (PRN) - Sylvania, GA

Optim Healthcare; Sylvania (GA); Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 32.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Optim-Healthcare in Sylvania, GA is seeking a compassionate Nursing Assistant (PRN) to provide basic nursing care to non-acutely ill patients. You will assist with meals, hygiene, mobility, vital signs, and documentation, under supervision of licensed staff.

This part-time, as-needed role requires flexibility, teamwork, and the ability to respond to emergencies while maintaining patient dignity and comfort in a fast-paced environment.

Aufgaben

• Provides basic nursing care to non-acutely ill patients within scope of practice.
• Assists with positioning, lifting, turning, transferring and ambulation.
• Obtains patient specimens and delivers to the laboratory, retrieves x-ray films.
• Records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight and intake/output.
• Prepares patients for meals, serves and removes food trays, assists with feeding.
• Assists in admission, transfer and discharge, including wheelchair transfers.
• Performs basic patient care according to age-related standards of care.
• Reports changes in patient condition to licensed personnel.
• Prepares patients for tests and procedures as per policy.
• Assists with feeding and maintains fluid balance appropriate for age.
• Explains care to patient and family, answers questions within scope.
• Performs treatments and services within scope of practice.
• Communicates clearly with charge nurse, coworkers and physicians.
• Coordinates with other departments for interdisciplinary patient care.
• Provides age-appropriate care for pediatric to geriatric populations.
• Maintains patient safety and reduces health care errors.
• Demonstrates flexibility, organization, and composure under stress.
• Responds to emergencies or distressful situations.
• Treats patients and families with respect and dignity.
• Participates in patient care conferences and collaborates on care plans.
• Maintains good working relationships within and across departments.
• Operates and orients new staff to unit operations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of fire drill plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Jobbeschreibung

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Nursing Assistant (PRN) - Sylvania, GA

Nursing Screven Part Time as Needed Screven, Sylvania, GA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 2780

Primary Duties:

• - Provides basic nursing care to non-acutely ill patients within the nursing assistant’s scope of practice that includes actions that meet psychosocial needs and physical needs.
• - Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, transferring patients and assisting patients with ambulation.
• - Obtains patient specimens and delivers to the laboratory, retrieves x-ray films etc.
• - Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight and intake-output of patients. Reports any abnormal findings to the appropriate nursing staff.
• - Prepares patients for meals, serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients if necessary, distributes water pitchers and other nourishments to patients. Makes sure patients have fresh ice and water in pitchers at all times.
• - Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of a patient by assisting in packing or unpacking belongings and assisting into or out of facility in wheelchair.
• - Performs basic patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.
• - Reports and records, when appropriate, any changes observed in the condition or behavior of the patient. Notifies appropriate licensed personnel when patient complains of pain.
• - Prepares patients for tests and surgery according to policy and procedure.
• - Demonstrates ability to assist with feeding patients and maintaining fluid balance with technique appropriate for patient’s age.
• - Provides explanation to patient and family prior to administering care to patient and answers questions within scope of practice.
• - Demonstrates ability to perform treatments and provide services within scope of practice.
• - Communicates appropriately and clearly to charge nurse, co-workers and physicians.
• - Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
• - Provides care appropriate to condition and age of the patient, including pediatric, geriatric and general population.
• - Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• - Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
• - Responds to patient in emergency or physically distressful situations.
• - Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity.
• - Participates in patient care conferences. Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.
• - Maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.
• - Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.
• - Orients new staff members to the unit.
• - Demonstrates knowledge of fire drill plan.
• - Performs other duties as assigned.