As a member of the nursing team and under the supervision of a Professional Nurse, provides supportive nursing care to patients/clients within an assigned unit; performs a wide variety of patient care activities and supportive services for assigned patients.
Promotes a positive and pleasant attitude conducive to the workplace, which promotes customer service and enhances and furthers the Mission, Vision and Value Statement of the Network.
Participates in all required CD2 structured activities including handoff with incoming and outgoing PCA colleagues.
Assists with the physical care and personal hygiene of assigned patients, consisting of, but not limited to, changing simple dressings, giving enemas and taking vital signs.
Prepares patients’ for meals and feeds them, if necessary.
Prepares patients’ for examination by performing assigned procedures such as, temperature, pulse, respiration, height and weight measurements and assists in the examination process.
Prepares patient and/or examining room for examination, treatment and/or procedures
Sets up and arranges examining room.
Cleans, sterilizes and sets up instruments, trays and other equipment.
Places or positions patient on table, bed, stretcher, wheelchair, etc. using, if necessary, Hoyer lifters and other patient lifting devices.
Maintains, assembles and dismantles devices and equipment used in patient care.
Prepares and test equipment for safe operation and transports various equipment and supplies.
Changes linen and makes beds.
Removes and disposes of all linen and patient items destined for trash at the time of discharge.
Keeps unit, linen, utility rooms, treatment rooms, storage rooms and recreational areas in a neat and orderly fashion.
Assists in care and storage of patients’ clothing and property and other personal items when required.
Performs handoff off going and incoming
Additional duties assigned.