Lna/huc- Same-day Surgery- Per Diem - Dover, United States - Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Description
LNA/HUC- Same-Day Surgery- Per Diem
Description:
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, a subsidiary of Massachusetts General Hospital, is renowned as one of the largest acute care hospitals in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire and Southern Maine.
At Wentworth-Douglass, we value people who contribute to patient-centered care that enhances community health; we recognize and reward those who share our values and transform our patients' lives.
We invite you to explore opportunities, cultivate community wellness and professional growth.- Assists with patient assessment and care provision under the direction of the Registered Nurse
- Measures / records patient information (hgt, wgt, v/s)
- Specimen Management
- Obtains, prepares and preserves a specimen for a laboratory test
- Observes/reports or records patient response to care given
- Identifies and reports deviation in v/s or patient observations & patient needs to RN
- Bedside lab testing
- Performs laboratory tests at the bedside or POC.
- Prepares treatment rooms for each patient.
- Feeding, provides nutritional intake for patient who is unable to feed self
- Passes, collects and checks food trays
- Assists patients with bedpans/urinals/commode
- Tube Care
- Assists with management of a patient with an external device exiting the body
- Patient Care
- Transports moves a patient from one location to another
- Self-Care Assistanc
e:
Transfer - assists a person to change body location; assists with the use of assistive devices as indicated
- Exercise Therapy: Ambulation promotes and assists with walking to maintain or restore autonomic and voluntary body functions during treatment and recovery from illness or injury
- Assists with dressing and undressing
- Assists in promoting patient safety & environmental cleanliness/order
- Uses side rails appropriately
- Environmental Management
- Manipulates the patient's surroundings for therapeutic benefit, sensory appeal, and psychological wellbeing
- Makes beds
- Cleans and cares for equipment
- Carries out transmission based precautions
- Observes oxygen precautions
- Emergency Care
- Provides lifesaving measures in lifethreatening situations
- Maintains known precautions
- Maintains understanding and use of adaptic equipment per the ADA.
- Essential Functions
- Patient Rights Protection
- Protects health care rights of a patient, especially a minor, incapacitated or incompetent patient unable to make decisions. Protects patient privacy.
- Anxiety Reduction
- Minimizes apprehension, dread, foreboding, or uneasiness related to an unidentified source of anticipated danger
- Visitation Facilitation
- Promotes beneficial visits by family and friends
- Answers call bells promptly reporting patient's need as indicated
- Provides orientation to room/unit
- Assists patients with communications (I
e:
nursing call system, phone, etc.)
- Provides diversional activities
- Provides comfort measures (I
e:
back rubs, music, reading material)
- Assists with newborn web pictures
- Assists with newborn care and transport
- Acquires and maintains current knowledge and competency in LNA practice
- Acquires and maintains clinical knowledge and skills appropriate to the assigned area and practice setting
- Maintains personal documentation of inservice attendance
Communications:
Uses available resources to communicate with members of the multidisciplinary care team.
- Greets patients, physicians, visitors and staff who arrive on unit.
- Uses transport call system to coordinate transport services.
- Calls stat orders to ancillary depts
- Transfers calls to appropriate parties.
- Answers phone by giving unit, name, and title.
- Upon discharge makes follow up appointments and arranges for tests and procedures.
- Uses Nurse locater/unit paging system appropriately
- Maintains patient census tool
- Maintains computer census (i.e. ADT functions).
- Demonstrates competency in performance of procedures and skills under the direction of the RN
- Glucometer
- Pulse oximetry
- Automatic blood pressure device
- Simple dressing change
- IV Removal
- Sequential Compression Device Operation
- Foley removal
- Application of heat and cold
- Restraints
- Physician Order Entry
- Enters physician orders via computer according to priority ( stat, routine, preformatted).
- Processes and schedules daily labs, diagnostic tests and procedures.
- Checks charts for new orders that need to be transcribed
- Signs off orders (e.g., signature, title, date & time)
- Follows computer downtime procedures.
- Processes patient charges for supplies and procedures.
Unit Operations:
Utilizes clerical and organizational skills to assure smooth functioning of department operations.
- Maintains stock of patient care supplies and equipment.
- Maintains a supply of chart forms or is able to access / print computerized forms
- Maintains stock of clerical / desk supplies.
- Documents equipment repair / maintena
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