Student Nursing Assistant

Good Samaritan Medical Center; Brockton Heights (MA); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible schedule

Résumé du poste

Good Samaritan Medical Center is seeking a Nursing Assistant student to support the Med Surg Unit 9-2A. The Per Diem schedule involves assisting RN staff with routine patient care, documenting data, and maintaining patient comfort and safety on shift.

The employee introduces themselves as a Nursing Student II, communicates with the RN throughout the shift, and responds promptly to patient needs while following hospital policies.

Qualifications

• Under the direction of the RN, performs delegated patient care interventions.
• Collects and records patient data following hospital standards.
• Uses medical abbreviations per hospital policy.

Responsabilités

• Collaborates with the RN to determine work assignments and priorities.
• Maintains timely verbal communication with RN about patient condition.
• Identifies self as a Nursing student and introduces self to patient.
• Accurately records vital signs, intake/output, and other data.
• Interprets medical terminology per policy.
• Responds promptly to patient call lights and seeks help as needed.
• Conducts routine patient room rounds to address needs.
• Provides or assists with basic patient hygiene.

Connaissances

Communication with RN

Vital signs

Documentation

Hygiene support

Description du poste

POSITION SUMMARY:

Works under direction and general supervision of the Nurse Director/Manager, Charge Nurse, or Registered Nurse as required and according to established hospital policies and procedures. Performs various duties to assist the professional nursing staff with routine patient care needs, communication, comfort, safety, documentation, and treatments. The role encompasses the provision of direct clinical and support services to patients and families across the health care continuum, ensuring quality and safe delivery of care to patients.

Position: Student Nursing Assistant

Department: Med Surg Unit 9-2A

Schedule: Per Diem

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

Under the direction of the registered nurse (RN), performs a variety of appropriately delegated patient care interventions for patients and their families.

• Collaborates with the RN throughout the shift to determine the appropriate work assignment and priorities and communicates the status of delegated task completion and outcomes of patient data findings to the RN throughout the shift.
• Maintains timely ongoing verbal communication with RN throughout the shift regarding patient condition. Notifies RN immediately of any significant change in a patient's condition and/or monitoring alarms (for example: change in vital signs, change in patient's mental status, abnormal blood sugar, patient fall, patient concerns with care).
• Upon initial contact with patients, visitors, and staff, identifies self as a Nursing student and introduces self to patient by name. Wears appropriate name badge which identifies self as a Nursing Student II.
• Accurately collects and records patient data (vital signs, intake and output, blood sugar, weights, restraint care/monitoring, other) and complies with hospital documentation standards to ensure a complete and accurate patient record.
• Interprets & utilizes medical abbreviations and terminology in accordance with hospital policy.
• Initiates a prompt response to all patient call lights and seeks assistance from staff members as appropriate.
• Makes routine patient room rounds to address patient needs.
• Provides and/or assists with basic patient hygiene including but not limited to: basic