Job Description

Location/Department: Hospital - Med Surg

FT days (76hrs. PP) every other weekend

To provide basic nursing care to Med/Surg/SCA patients of all age populations.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates awareness of patient rights.
• Understands the spiritual aspects of patient care & can give examples of such.
• Uses respect & dignity when dealing with death & dying.
• Aware of ethics committee if needed & knows how to address any ethical issues.
• Reports sentinel events or adverse drug reactions or incidents as warranted.
• Understands patient safety goals & actions taken.
• Communicates effectively with RN when warranted by patient condition.
• Uses 2 patient identifiers before performing treatments, passing meal trays or obtaining specimens.
• Provides treatments as ordered in a timely & appropriate manner & documents in EHR to patients in all age ranges.
• Rounds on patients at a minimum of every 2 hours & more frequently as indicated.
• Responds to call lights promptly.
• Takes vitals signs including BP, T, RR, & HR as ordered & documents timely in EHR.
• Weighs patients using appropriate technique & documents timely in EHR.
• Records intake & output throughout the shift & documents timely in EHR.
• Assists with or bathes patient with privacy & documents timely in EHR.
• Provides AM care as needed & documents timely in EHR.
• Provides HS care as needed & documents timely in EHR.
• Passes, sets up, and collects meal trays timely & documents timely in EHR.
• Assists patients with meals as needed.
• Passes snacks/nutritional supplements & refreshes ice/water at least once per 8-hour shift.
• Assists with walking, turning, & transferring using appropriate technique & documents timely in EHR. Encourages patients to “Get Up”.
• Utilizes the correct bed type per patient admission status.
• Performs active or passive ROM using appropriate technique & documents timely in EHR.
• Applies medical equipment using appropriate technique & documents timely in EHR.
• Sets up patient’s room for admission. Performs admission tasks.
• Takes patients to car when discharged in wheelchair or as otherwise indicated.
• Transfers patient to other locations as directed, such as surgery, radiology or unit to unit transfer.
• Packages up patient’s belongings for discharge/or transfer.
• Care of patient after death.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrates excellent communication & organization skills.
• Detail oriented & able to multi-task.
• Able to operate basic office equipment & work on a computer.
• Able to operate hospital beds, wheelchairs, IV pumps, & other general medical equipment.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• No prior work experience required

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent walking, standing, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, reaching, talking, & use of hands
• Frequent lifting up to 25 lbs