Northport, AL30+ days ago
p>Provides all personal care services in accordance with the plan of treatment assigned by the registered nurse to include but not limited to: Measure and record intake and output Measure and record vital signs, O2 saturation, weight, height Positioning patients: lifting and turning patients Applying or utilizing special equipment Assisting in the use of bedpan, urinal, commode Ambulating the patient or assisting in the ambulation of the patient Per-operative and post-operative care Application/removal of anti-embolism stocking and SCD devices Removal of foley catheters Perineal care Non-medicated enemas Application of heat and cold Care of the incontinent patient Skin care to the immobilized patient Emptying colostomy bags Performing fingerstick blood sugars Set up of oxygen per nasal cannula at 2L/min Feeding patients, assisting with meal set up Collecting, labeling, transporting of lab specimens Accurately documents care provided according to policies and procedures Consistently performs basic care requirements such as rounding, use of AIDET, applying the "4 Ps" (Pain, position, potty, and proximity of items): prompt response to patient needs: performance of hand hygiene: use of two patient identifiers, etc. Participates in economical utilization of supplies and ensures that equipment and nursing units are maintained in a clean/safe manner Applies safety principles when performing care such as ambulation of patients, transferring patients, assisting with normal range of motion and positioning.