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MO-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

Worker Type:

PRN

Job Summary:

Performs basic patient monitoring activities under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN).

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Observes isolation precautions as indicated.
• Observes monitoring equipment and notifies nursing staff of alarms.
• Meets with the patient’s nurse at the beginning of shift to review the patient care plan and activities for the shift to ensure that the expectations, goals and responsibilities are clearly understood in order to achieve patient and staff safety.
• Documents observations according to hospital guidelines.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Remains at bedside of assigned patient at all times unless relieved by an appropriate staff member.
• Removes visible hazards and/or broken equipment from immediate environment and reports as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Assists in calming and/or reorienting patient in cases of agitation or confusion.

EDUCATION

• No education required

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

Work Shift:

PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America)

Employee

Department:

8452000113 I-Choice

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

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