Psychiatric Nursing Assistant III

3 days ago

Big Spring, Texas, United States Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services Full time
Job Summary:

The Psychiatric Nursing Assistant III (PNA III) is a vital member of our clinical team at the Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services. As a PNA III, you will provide high-quality patient care services in a clinic setting, working under the clinical supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). Your primary responsibility will be to maintain direct and ongoing therapeutic interactions with patients to promote living and social skills, encouraging progress towards a lesser restrictive environment.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide emergency, health, and personal care services to patients
  • Observe, report, and document patient conditions and behaviors in an electronic record
  • Interact with patients therapeutically, completing EKGs, obtaining accurate vital signs, and assisting with exams
  • Maintain a quiet and restful environment to promote patients' rest and sleep, if working nights
  • Facilitate the admissions process, reassuring patients as they are evaluated and provided with required documentation, if working in admissions
  • Provide supportive, age-specific care to patients, assisting with activities of daily living, hygiene, and eating to promote independence and self-care
  • Monitor patients, providing observation to ensure their health and safety, and escorting patients to appointments as required
  • Serve as a liaison to the recovery team or admissions team, providing ongoing, verbal and written communication concerning patients' progress or lack thereof, and taking an active role in the implementation of individualized recovery plans
  • Use basic computer skills, documentation skills, and reporting procedures to communicate patient care information clearly and concisely in a timely manner
  • Assist the licensed nurse in preparing patients for medication administration or treatment, taking and monitoring vital signs, and performing other assigned tasks within competency level
  • Actively promote safety through continuous monitoring of the environment and active engagement of patients to minimize unsafe situations and injuries
  • Provide objective and relevant information to the supervising RN on an ongoing basis concerning the work performance of Psychiatric Nursing Assistant staff to support a more comprehensive performance evaluation and to assist in the identification of training and/or performance opportunities
  • Assist in facilitating programming offered on the unit or at the facility, co-facilitating groups as assigned or requested, and encouraging patients to attend
  • Respond effectively in crisis or psychiatric emergency situations, verbal de-escalation, and the application of Treatment Intervention Protection Strategies (TIPS), and other more restrictive interventions under the direct supervision of a RN to avert crisis situations and to ensure the health and safety of all persons
  • Perform CPR/Heimlich techniques and use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) correctly and safely according to the specifications of the American Heart Association
  • In the absence of the PNA IV, provide guidance, as requested, to the PNA Is and IIs in the performance of duties assigned by an RN to maintain smooth, efficient provision of patient care
  • Provide RN with timely, clinically relevant patient information (such as possible side effects of medication, disease/injury, behavioral escalation) gained by direct observation/interaction with patients to promote safety
  • Serve as a preceptor (orientation and on-going training) for new employees (PNA Is and IIs) and temporarily assigned personnel to the unit
  • Serve on unit and hospital committees and performance improvement workgroups as appointed
  • Serve as a role model and encourage other PNA staff to demonstrate a commitment to a culture that reduces risk to both patients and staff through support of the hospital's safety and risk management plans, infection control programs, and restraint and seclusion reduction strategies
Requirements:
  • Ability to draw blood and prefer certification in phlebotomy or experience working as a phlebotomist
  • Knowledge of patient care techniques and of treatment, therapy, developmental, and patient-centered recovery programs
  • Knowledge of basic computer skills
  • Knowledge of effective interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to interact with other team members utilizing effective interpersonal skills
  • Skills in taking vital signs
  • Ability to read, write, and understand English to effectively communicate and carry out verbal and written instructions
  • Ability to provide patient care, administer first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and conduct TIPS
  • Ability to work with others and accept supervision
  • Ability to train and provide guidance to others
Working Conditions:

This position requires the ability to work in a fast-paced clinical environment, interacting with patients, families, and healthcare teams. The PNA III will be required to work a specific shift schedule, extended shifts, and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy.

Education and Experience:

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or equivalent and relevant experience in patient care, phlebotomy, or a related field. Certification in phlebotomy or experience working as a phlebotomist is preferred.

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