TITLE:  Nursing Assistant                            

DEPARTMENT:  Medical Surgical Department

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR JOB TITLE:   Medical / Surgical & ICU Director

Position Summary    

Assists patients with activities of daily living, and provides holistic nursing care for patients and families from infants to elderly for the best outcomes for the patients under the direction of Registered Nurse

Essential Functions

• Collaborates with Registered Nurse to ensure effective holistic patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes
• Documents patient care to reflect complete picture of plan of care
• Integrates experience and critical thinking skills to ensure safe patient care within scope of practice

Non-essential Functions

• Completes duties of stocking supplies as assigned

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• The 24 hours operations of the department may require a weekend and/or holiday rotation
• High school  graduate
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS

Mental / Emotional Demands

• Reads and comprehends instructions, policies, and procedures
• Applies common sense to carry out instructions given in written or oral form
• Reasons and makes critical judgments for betterment of patients
• Organizes, prioritizes and performs daily tasks with minimum fo supervision
• Stays calm and functions in a crisis or confrontation

Physical Requirements

Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.  Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.