Job Summary
To support the practice of nursing and the delivery of nursing care through use of a combination of direct patient care, communication modes, and clerical functions.
Essential Responsibilities
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Efficiently use supplies and equipment
- Complete assignments and duties in a timely manner
- Leave shift on time and utilize time keeping system
- Demonstrate productivity and accepts EDO and float assignments
- Fill out appropriate work orders and support unit goals to eliminate waste Quality
- Participate and appropriately documents per unit specific standards and remain up to date with policy changes
- Possess ability to problem solve and to multitask within their scope of practice
- Offer suggestions to improve unit flow and patient experience
- Accept delegation of tasks appropriately
- Engages in teamwork
- Patient Satisfaction Promote patient satisfaction as exemplified by patient recognition, letters from patients and families, or SEA(Service Excellence Award)
- Timely response to patient needs
- Practice professional use of personal electronic devices in patient care areas and keep noise to a minimum at all times
- Exemplifies excellent guest relations to patients, family members, and visitors
- Purposeful patient rounding
- Patient Safety Practice safe patient mobilization and incorporate fall prevention interventions
- Use 2 patient identifiers with all tasks and point of care testing
- Utilize the event management system for each unusual occurrence
- Adjust care routines to meet the individual patient needs in the role of UC or UCA as assigned
- Adhere to HIPAA and follow social media policy
- Professional Growth Shares knowledge and skills with colleagues and others including orientation and cross-training
- Demonstrates leadership and be a resource for peers, be an active council member, be a super user, serve as a preceptor…
- Identifies professional needs and collaborates with management for learning opportunities for self and for the unit
- Participate in development and implementation of departmental goals
- Attend product practice change in-services
- Customer Service Engage patients and their family Provide a professional and quiet patient environment, be flexible with assignments, staffing needs and assigned shifts Practice AIDET (Acknowledge, Identify, Duration, Explanation, Thank You) Promote commitment to co-workers, view all staff as part of an equal team and be approachable at all times, and maintain interdepartmental Relationships
- Provide holistic care for all types of diverse patient populations
Education and Experience Required
- High School graduate or GED required or Past or Active CNA license or graduation from a CNA program with 5+ years of experience working as a CNA will be accepted in lieu of diploma or GED
- Basic BLS: must obtain within 3 months of hire
Other Information
Job duties and responsibilities can change at any time, with or without notice due to business need.
Work Shift : 1st Shift (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40