Responsibilities

• Assist in care of hospital patients under the direction of nursing and the medical staff. Position is responsible for adhering to all standards of nursing care, and for promoting teamwork among co-workers.
• Assist with activities of daily living i.e. bathing, skin care, dressing, feeding, ambulating, transporting, and bed changing.
• Take and record vital signs and I&O’s, apply ice bags, aqua K pads, and maintain continuous bladder irrigations.
• Complete or review worksheet of assignments for patient care within 30 minutes of shift change.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, psycho social, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of patients served in his/her assigned service area.
• Obtains and documents vital signs as instructed per nurse.
• Assists with documentation of temperature control logs and monthly cleaning of unit refrigerators.
• Supports the organizational initiative of hourly rounding and documenting rounding with a purpose on white boards.
• Supports the organizational initiative of timely response to call lights. Report all unusual conditions or reactions and addresses needs or reports needs to the RN as appropriate.
• Utilizes lifting/transfer equipment to transfer patients safely and reduce injury.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of all equipment used and be able to apply appropriately per instructions from the nurse, keeping patient’s safety in mind all the time.
• Assists patients with clock void per instructions of nurse. This will be evidenced by documentation and verbal report to nurse.
• Assist patients with swallowing difficulties by following guidelines set by speech therapists i.e. chin tuck, thick-it, etc.
• Responsible for proper collection, labeling and transport of specimens adhering to infection control and BSI guidelines.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area helping to project a good impression and maximizing the efficiency of the work unit.
• Performs other duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Long Term Care class required.
• Current Oklahoma Certified Nurse Aide license.
• BLS is required prior to beginning orientation or working on a floor.
• 1 year Full or Part time (greater than 20 hours per week) hospital based experience required.
• Must successfully pass Pre-employment Assessment.
• Basic computer skills required.

It is the policy of the Facility to provide equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for employment. No person will be discriminated against in employment on the basis any legally protected characteristics such as race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 and over or as otherwise defined by applicable law), disability or genetic information (including family medical history) or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable Federal, State, or local law. For purposes of this policy, race includes traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair type, texture, length and protective hairstyles (including but not limited to, braids, locks, twists, Bantu knots, hair coverings, etc.). If certain workspaces require such restrictions for health and safety reasons, non-discriminatory accommodations should be considered and implemented if feasible.