- Performs Patient Care Activities as delegated by the Nurse utilizing applicable policies and procedures to ensure patient needs and expectations are met.
- Knowledgeable and skilled in applicable procedures in providing care.
- Provides hygiene needs of assigned patients (AM/PM care, oral hygiene and denture care, perineal care, shampoo, bathing, shaving, care of TED/SCD hose.)
- Provides nutritional needs of assigned patients. (Tray distribution, setting up trays, offering supplements, feeding, adding tube feeding and recording intake.)
- Provides elimination needs of assigned patient. (Foley care, bowel movements, bladder training, enemas, and external catheters; records output.)
- Provides skin care of assigned patients. (turning, positioning, recognition and prevention of skin breakdown, operation of special beds, nail care, and back rubs.)
- Provides comfort measures (Proper positioning, back rubs, oral care, wrinkle free bed sheets and ensuring that bedside table, water pitcher, urinal are within reach.)
- Provides activity needs of assigned patients (i.e. dangling, turning, chair, ambulating, walker, and crutches).
- Performs measurements of assigned patients (I&O, hemoccult, gastrocult, TPR, B/P, weights, empty drains, abdominal girth, hose measurements).
- Performs additional skills as directed and supervised by the nurse, after training and certification, i.e. intermittent urinary catheterization and clean dressing changes (varies by unit or area).
- Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patient.
- Completes assigned aspects of admission process including vital signs, height and weight, room setup, room orientation, assists patient to bed, assures call light available etc.
- Sets up equipment for care (IV poles, admission kit, others)
- Stores and transfers belongings (dentures, hearing aids, glasses and other personal items).
- Packs up all patient belongings at discharge.
- Achieves patient satisfaction when providing patient care.
- Makes rounds minimally every two hours to assure that patients are comfortable, positioned properly, call light available, room orderly.
- Patient needs are met and satisfaction of care is expressed
- Demonstrates ability to anticipate patient needs
- Answers all call lights promptly
- Respects privacy
- Reports pertinent patient information to the nurse assigned to the patient in a timely manner.
- Documentation is completed prior to leaving shift.
- Uses time, supplies, and other resources productively to promote responsive and cost-effective care for our patients. Performs unit maintenance duties/errands to ensure a clean, neatly organized, efficiently operating unit.
- Completes care while conserving resources.
- Completes work within assigned shift.
- Overtime used only as requested by Director/Unit Leader/Lead RN/ Shift Coordinator.
- Prevents waste of supplies and linen.
- Checks patient room for unused equipment/supplies and returns to SPD promptly.
- Assists with patient lifting in a timely manner.
- Demonstrates ability to organize and prioritize work with changes as directed by the nurse.
- Uses slow time to improve unit appearance and accept additional assignments.
- Assists others in assignment completion.
- Willingly responds to requests by nursing staff accepting delegated duties from the Registered Professional Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Performs unit maintenance duties
- Maintains neat and safe patient environment, including bedside table, bathrooms, wastebaskets, bedpans, and specipans.
- Assures discontinued equipment is removed from patient rooms.
- Completes assigned maintenance tasks such as: cleaning of kitchen, refrigerators, utility rooms, IV poles, carts, making charts, and distributing SPD items.
- Ensures adequate stock of BSI supplies in all rooms.
- Knowledgeable of SPD exchange cart system and consistently charges out supplies used.
- Performs errands as requested
- Knowledgeable of locations of vario
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