Clinical Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Safety, Phlebotomy, Registered Nurse (RN), Telephone Skills
Overview
Job Summary
Performs patient care tasks and basic patient care services under the direction of the professional registered nurse. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
Job Responsibilities
- Communicates and collaborates with the professional registered nurse.
- Performs patient care tasks under the direction of the RN including vital signs, blood glucose testing, phlebotomy, electrode placement, venous compression devices.
- Performs basic patient care services under the direction of the RN including height and actual weights, intake and output, retrieval of equipment and supplies, stocks patient rooms.
- Maintains a conductive environment for the patient including clutter free rooms, removing linen/trash from rooms, quiet surroundings.
- Supports patient/family communication needs including answering call lights, orienting new patients to the room, assisting with discharge appointments.
- Promotes safety including assisting with patient mobility, safety rounds/4Ps
- Promotes comfort including providing water, ice, cups, pillows, blankets, assistance with meals.
- Transports non-monitored patients
- Assists RN with monitored and/or intubated transports
- Performs other duties as assigned
Specifications
Minimum 1 year of recent (within past 6 months) experience
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Baptist Memorial Health Care