Nursing Assistant, PT, Nights

Prisma Health; Travelers Rest (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health North Greenville Med Campus is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse. You will collect data on patient status, perform basic nursing procedures, and document information continuously in the EMR.

The role involves assisting with daily living activities, turning and repositioning patients, preparing meals, collecting specimens, and helping with admissions and equipment maintenance.

Qualifications

• Completion of a nursing assistant program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living and hygiene.
• Turn and reposition patients.
• Transport patients and assist with walking.
• Assist with admission of patients to the unit.
• Take and record vital signs.
• Prepare patients for meals and assist with feeding.
• Collect urine, stool, and sputum specimens.
• Complete documentation in EMR accurately and timely.
• Maintain cleanliness of rooms and common areas.
• Perform point of care testing as trained and delegated.
• Report lab values to RN.

Skills

ADL assistance

Vital signs

EMR documentation

Patient positioning

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 values: 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 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

North Greenville Med Campus

Facility

North Greenville Long-Term Acute Care Hospital

Department

Nursing Service

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