nursing assistant

4 weeks ago

Salt Lake, Utah, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to perform a wide range of patient care, diagnostic services, treatment, and charting activities in the acute medicine unit. The objectives for care are set in the treatment plan as established by the multidisciplinary treatment team. The incumbent performs duties in such a way as to encourage patient efforts towards goals for recovery and maintains a safe environment.



Duties

*** This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30th, 2024. The initial cutoff date for referral of eligible applications will be January 24th, 2024. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as needed basis until positions are filled. ***

  • Operates Equipment and Determines Technical Factors
  • Determines technical factors, sets controls and operates equipment, instruments and monitors.
  • Assists patients with setting up oxygen.
  • Uses equipment properly such as vital sign machines, EKG, bladder scan, AED etc. Uses phones, patient lift equipment, and camera monitoring system/call system/panic alarm system.
  • Reports equipment malfunction to senior staff and puts in a work order when appropriate.
  • Recognizes abnormalities and brings them to the attention of the RN.
  • Notifies RN of results and ensures original results are made part of the permanent record.
  • Maintains administrative and clinical files. Orders and maintains supplies for the unit to include specialized supplies pertaining to instruments used in the unit.
  • Properly stores and/or cleans equipment when testing is completed or patient is discharged.
  • Maintains a therapeutic and safe ward milieu by identifying, reporting and eliminating potential hazards.
  • Completes unit rounds and patient safety checks.
  • Completes hazardous items checks of unit, patients, and their belongings.
  • Performs one-to-one observations of patients.
  • Conducts monitoring of unit and patients.
  • Identifies patient at risk for suicide/self-harm, falls, disruptive behavior etc.
  • Places patients in seclusion and/or restraints as directed, to ensure the safety of patient and/or staff.
  • Takes emergency actions in all situations, ex: cardio-pulmonary arrests,
  • Disruptive Behavior incidents, fires, disasters etc.
  • Receives and directs patients, answers routine inquiries and makes referrals.
  • Assists patients in contacting volunteer or social services as needed.
  • Obtains release forms. Assists patients, visitors and others requesting information, guidance or referral for special assistance.
  • Participates in the admission of patients by obtaining information, orienting patients to the unit and treatment team, obtaining vital signs and weight and checking patients and their belongings or hazardous items.
  • Assists physicians and nurses in the care and treatment of clients receiving medical care.
  • Observes, documents, and reports to the professional nurse changes in patient behavior, attitude, physical complaints, appearance, vital signs and/or changes in the patients' condition that may be related to medications, sensory distortions or medical conditions.
  • Reports reactions to/responses to treatment.
  • Performs direct patient support work including personal patient care.
  • Delivers meals and /or snacks to patients and assists as needed.
  • Encourages independence in patients by instructing, guiding and assisting patients as needed in activities of daily living.
  • Accompanies/escorts patients on activities and to appointments, treatments etc. in other areas of the hospital or off hospital grounds.
  • Performs a range of diagnostic support duties such as taking, recording and reporting to RN deviations in vital signs/withdrawal symptoms, collecting and labeling specimens for the laboratory.
  • Makes gross visual observations and identifies subtle changes regarding patients' condition.
  • Uses hot/cold packs as ordered.
  • Performs standard diagnostic tests or procedures (in accordance with Nursing Procedure grid) such as removing peripheral IVs, electrocardiograms, bladder scan, venipuncture for collection of blood specimen, finger-sticks for glucose determination.
  • Assists patients with adjusting simple supportive equipment.
  • Assists the professional nurse and medical staff with specialized procedures: biopsy, lumbar puncture,

    electroconvulsive therapy etc.
  • Performs more extensive, complex procedures, ex: dressing changes, insertion of foley catheter.
  • Interprets requests or instructions from medical or health care personnel.
  • Receives assignments that require application of standard procedures in accordance with Nursing Procedure Grid.
  • Employee understands and carries out the request made by the health care professional or seeks assistance for uncommon, unique, or new procedures.
  • Provides personal patient care, and educating patients on pre-testing and post procedure activities.
  • Documents patients' physical and emotional status and response to nursing interventions, using the problem oriented medical record format.
  • Promotes a sense of ego integrity, self-worth and dignity by acknowledging patients' acceptable behavior and progress toward recovery.
Work Schedule: Full-time rotating shifts

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 53340O/53341O/53342O

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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