Nursing Assistant Ii (Pv)

Performs selected diagnostic tests and prescribed treatments. Provides patients with assistance in performing the activities of daily living. Assists health care team in ensuring patients safety.

Job Responsibility

• Provides equipment/supplies for and appropriately assists patients with oral and personal hygiene.
• Reports patient care observations and findings to RN regularly;
• Performs various selected diagnostic tests and prescribed treatments consistent with established procedures under supervision of registered nurse including but not limited to:
• Performs related duties, as required.
• Carries out assignments;
• Maintains competence by attending in-service education programs.
• Reports any observable changes in patient's condition, treatment results, and/or patient/family concerns to the registered professional nurse.
• Collects required specimens; e.g., urine, feces, sputum.
• Responds to any patient's call bell and/or emergency light.
• Functions effectively within the organizational structure.
  • Accepts assignment and seeks clarification as needed;
  • Carries out assignments;
  • Reports patient care observations and findings to RN regularly;
  • Participates as an integral part of the nursing team in assuming additional duties and responsibilities; and
  • Maintains competence by attending in-service education programs.
• Participates as an integral part of the nursing team in assuming additional duties and responsibilities; and
• Responds to fire, evacuation, and internal/external emergencies and drills.
• Provides patients with assistance in performing the activities of daily living.
• Recognizes unsafe acts/conditions and corrects and/or reports same, as appropriate.
• Measures and records patient's Temperature/Pulse/Respiration (TPR), blood pressure, height, weight, intake/output and bowel movement, as appropriate.
• Assists in health care team's physical/psychological assessment of patient.
  • Measures and records patient's Temperature/Pulse/Respiration (TPR), blood pressure, height, weight, intake/output and bowel movement, as appropriate.
  • Collects required specimens; e.g., urine, feces, sputum.
  • Reports any observable changes in patient's condition, treatment results, and/or patient/family concerns to the registered professional nurse.
• Accepts assignment and seeks clarification as needed;
• Prepares patients for meals/snacks/liquids and assists with feeding, as needed.
• Applying simple dressings; Discontinuing intravenous peripheral therapies; Performing electrode application and EKG; Obtaining blood sugar results and informs nurse; Assisting with the insertion of Foley catheters; Cleansing pressure injuries; Applying buck traction to patient; and Assisting patients with elimination, as required.
• Participates in health care team's responsibility to assure patient safety.
  • Responds to any patient's call bell and/or emergency light.
  • Recognizes unsafe acts/conditions and corrects and/or reports same, as appropriate.
  • Uses side rails, restraints, gerichair and appropriately positions patients.Transports patients.
  • Responds to fire, evacuation, and internal/external emergencies and drills.
• Uses side rails, restraints, gerichair and appropriately positions patients.Transports patients.

• ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• High School Degree or equivalent, required.
• Heart Saver Certification, preferred.
• Minimum two (2) years of direct patient care experience.
• Completion of a Nursing Assistant Course.
• Ability to communicate effectively.