Nurse Assistant - Contingent - Float Pool
Company: Henry Ford Health System
Location: West Bloomfield
Posted on: March 19, 2023
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Job Description:
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Under the direction and supervision of the responsible Registered
Nurse (RN), performs specific patient care duties to meet safety
and comfort needs of the patient. Provides input to assist the RN
in planning and implementing patient care. Responds to emergent
situations according to established procedures. Recognizes and
participates in own continuing education. The Nurse Assistant
follows the Henry Ford Health System Team Member Standards of
Excellence in all interactions.
Prinicipal Duties and Responsibilties:
People
Obtaining RN shift report
Peer handoffs
Bedside handoff
Identifies concerns related to patients, staff, and self, and
communicates with the responsible RN.
Actively participates in the shared governance process to promote
nursing and team practice.
Maintains commitment to peers evidenced by healthy communication
principles and positive problem solving.
Service
As directed, assists the RN in admitting, transferring and
discharging of patients.
Demonstrates sensitivity to patients' comfort and privacy and is
engaged in patients' care. Answers patient questions, and explains
procedures when performing.
Provides personal care assistance to patients, including bathing,
dressing, feeding, toileting, mobility, comfort and
transportation.
Provides therapeutic patient care under the supervision and/or
direction of the RN, to include the following duties (per business
unit process):
Measures, documents and reports vital signs
Collects, labels, and documents specimens at bedside
Gives non-medicated enemas
Changes colostomy bags
Assists with restraints, unsterile dressings, warm and cold
packs
Follows proper isolation techniques and procedures
Assists with oral care
Performs venipuncture and chemsticks
Performs EKGs
Routine rounding on patients assigned when not directly engaged in
patient care tasks.
Performs purposeful rounding according the unit standards.
Maintains safe and clean patient room environment.
Keeps room free from clutter
Cleans bedside tables
Maintains room free from excess supplies and linen.
Maintains cleanliness of other assigned areas.
Makes necessary supply deliveries to patient rooms and ancillary
departments.
Performs other related duties as required within scope of
practice.
Must practice the customer service Standards of Excellence.
Quality and Safety
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures,
objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and
infection control standards.
Maintains a clean, safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment
for
patients/families in accordance with HFHS standards.
communicates situation to appropriate persons.
Maintains confidentiality of patient and unit care data.
Performs general clerical duties as assigned.
Ensures an adequate stock of patient care supplies, proper
functioning maintenance and cleaning of equipment.
Documents patient care provided.
Provides 1:1 patient care for patient safety as assigned
Growth
Customer service
Personal practice
Regulatory and policy compliance.
Participates in discussions with the Unit Leadership regarding job
enrichment and career progression.
Supports administrative and unit governance changes to job role and
unit
operations.
Research and Education
Attends and participates in educational forums as provided.
Completes required education in a timely manner and participates in
on-going unit specific educational programs.
Supports unit research within assigned role.
Community
customers we serve.
Represents HFHS by promoting an atmosphere of care, concern, pride
and respect to internal and external customers
Maintains awareness of personal actions and activities and the
impact on the image of nursing
Finance
Education/Experience:
High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent required.
Must meet one of the following required criteria:
Completion of a Nurse Assistant program (titles for similar
programs may vary; e.g., Patient Care Technician (PCT) or Patient
Assistant Technician (PAT)) but perform the same job role.
Completion of a Medical Assistant program with or without
experience.
At least one (1) year of previous experience in an NA, PCT, PAT, or
similar job role.
May be currently enrolled in a nursing program and have
successfully completed the Fundamentals of Nursing course.
Foreign trained and licensed RN who has relocated to the United
States and does not hold a Michigan RN license
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and
authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list
of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore,
that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond
those explicitly described above.
Overview
Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry
Ford Health is a
$6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a
health plan, and 250+ sites
including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics,
pharmacy, eye care facilities and
other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry
pioneer Henry Ford, the health system
now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry
Ford Medical Group, one
of the nation's oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200
physicians are also affiliated with the
health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford
is also one of the region's
major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million
in annual research funding and
remaining Michigan's fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an
active participant in medical
education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of
physicians currently practicing
in the state and also provides education and training for other
health professionals including nurses,
pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians.
visitHenryFord.com.
Benefits
Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make
healthier lifestyle choices or
making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's
all about choice. Henry
Ford Health has a new approach for its employee benefits program -
My Choice
Rewards. My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it
serves. There are
dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation,
benefits, work/life balance
and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to
your personal life. As an
employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an
Employee Assistance Program
(Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off,
Employee Health and Wellness, and a whole host of other benefits
and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not
eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry
Ford Health is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all
individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin,
disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual
orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal
and state laws.
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