JOB SUMMARY:
To assist nursing personnel with patient care by performing simple, routine nursing care tasks.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide effective infection control practices.
- Provide 24 hours care specific to the nurse’s aide shift.
- Measure vital signs as directed.
- Prepare unit for patient admission, transfer, or discharge.
- Provide for the safety of patients properly from admission to discharge.
- Assist in positioning patient for optimal comfort and safety.
- Maintain a safe environment for patients.
- Provide nourishment for patient.
- Respond to patients’ intermittent needs.
- Recognize and responds to priorities in patient care.
- Assist in emotional needs of patient and family members.
- Demonstrate proper usage and knowledge of equipment.
- Obtain diagnostic specimen.
- Recognize and performs duties which need to be performed although not directly assigned.
- Conform to dress code.
- Aware of patient rights.
- Transport patients as necessary.
- Perform routine treatment procedures as directed.
- Work in unison with other unit personnel.
- Demonstrate flexibility to changing patient load.
- Work as a member of the Nursing Department to help reinforce a culture of safety in the Nursing Department and organization wide.
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Must be registered in the Maine Registry as a CNA/High school graduate or GED.
- Fulfills staff development requirements.
- Understands emergency procedures and protocols.
- Maintains the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served i.e., Neonate, child/adolescent, geriatric.
WORKER TRAITS:
- Verbal ability is required to communicate with patients and to understand instructions received from nursing staff.
- Manual dexterity is required to move and use hands easily and skillfully while aiding patients and giving treatments.
- Adapted to working with ill people in carrying out job duties.
- Conform to policy and procedures in regard to attendance, working hours and punctuality.
- Application to duties.
