Acute Care, Basic Life Support (BLS), Childcare, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Hazardous Materials/Substances, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, High School Diploma, Infection Control, Long-Term Care, Maintain Compliance, Medical Assistance, Military, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Nursing Management, OSHA, On Call, Patient Care, Quality of Care, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulations, Safety/Work Safety
LOCATION
Lansing, MI
POSTED
11 days ago
Department: 9 E Medical Surgical
Daily Work Times: 7p-7a
Shift: Nights
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 0
Position Summary:
Under the direct supervision of a Nurse, contributes to the delivery of patient-centered care through: Performance of selected day-to-day patient care activities. Maintenance of an environment that is functionally and aesthetically conducive to patient well-being. Demonstrates unit/area-designated competencies. Interacts with patients considering their developmental, age-specific, and cultural spiritual preferences.
Responsibilities:
Performs specific patient care interventions as delegated by the RN in effort to identify/attain treatment goals.
Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.
Provides physical support for patients with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, showering, feeding, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising.
Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols.
Performs other related job duties as requested.
Required:
High school graduate or equivalent required.
Specialized education requirements, for those not meeting minimum six-month nursing assistance experience requirement, include:
acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions or
long term care nursing assistant course or
completion of an emergency medical technician program or
completion of medical assistant program or
completion of a clinical rotation while participating an accredited nursing program.
Direct patient care experience preferred. Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months is required when the specialized education requirements identified above has not been met
BLS certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).