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Nurse Assistant – Transport
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Job type
Full time
Location
USA
Position Summary
The role of the Nurse Assistant reports to the Unit Manager and Director of Nursing. Under close supervision of a licensed nurse, this position is responsible for assisting the nursing staff in caring for patients. This position assists in achieving patient quality of care, national patient safety, regulatory agency, and budgetary goals.
Essential Position Responsibilities
- Assist with basic hygiene needs
- Obtain vital signs and document them in the electronic medical records system
- Assist with ambulation, patient mobility, and transport
- Assist patient with meals, as needed
- Transport medications and blood products, including sealed medication trays for crash cart exchange, as needed
- Assist with clerical support duties including, data entry, order entry, and maintaining departmental supplies
Qualifications
- Education: High school diploma or GED
- Licensure and Certifications: CPR is required within 90 days.
- Experience: Previous experience in an acute care setting, is preferred.
Work Environment: This position will spend 90% of time standing or walking while pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying up to 50 lbs. This position spends 10% of its time sitting while performing work in a standard office environment. This position has exposure to body fluids, radiation, and communicable diseases This position serves a culturally and linguistically diverse patient population.