• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) preferred.


• Successful completion of the 75-hour state approved course for Nurse Assistant required if hired into the position after August 31, 2014.


• Preferred membership in good standing on Nebraska Nurse Aide registry if hired after August 31, 2014.


• Will consider high school students 18 years or older who have completed the above requirements.


• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training completed within 3 months of hire required.

• Previous customer service, cleaning, food service and/or patient related experience preferred.


• One to three months on the job experience to learn hospital. procedures and work routines preferred.


• Orientation and on the job experience will be provided to learn hospital procedures and work routines.

• Maintain current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.

• Require the ability to understand and carry out instructions, follow schedules, communicate information, read simple and clear instructions and complete reports.


• Must be able to collect, record, and report patient needs to the appropriate caregiver.


• Requires ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills commensurate with job description.


• Participate in mandatory in-services and continuing education programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by supervisor.
  
  

• Weight Demands
  • Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
  
  


• Physical Demands
  
  
  • Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
    
    
    • Climbing
    
    
    • Carrying
    
    
    • Kneeling
    
    
    • Sitting
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
    
    
    • Balancing
    
    
    • Carrying
    
    
    • Crouching
    
    
    • Distinguish colors
    
    
    • Keyboarding/typing
    
    
    • Lifting
    
    
    • Pulling/Pushing
    
    
    • Repetitive Motions
    
    
    • Stooping/bending
    
    
    • Twisting
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
    
    
    • Fingering/Touching
    
    
    • Grasping
    
    
    • Hearing
    
    
    • Reaching
    
    
    • Seeing/Visual
    
    
    • Speaking/talking
    
    
    • Standing
    
    
    • Walking
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

Environmental

• Not Related: - Electrical Shock/Static


• Rare (1-33%):
  
  
  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
  
  
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
  
  
  
  


• Occasionally (34%-66%):
  
  
  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  
  
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  
  
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  
  
  • Hazardous Drugs (exposure risks, protective personal equipment required.
  
  
  
  


• Frequent (67%-100%):
  
  
  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
  
  
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (Blood or Body Fluid-BBF)
  
  
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
    
    
  
  
  
  

• Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment, as outlined in the Age Specific Criteria.
  
  
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    Gives individualized customer service/patient care.
    
    
  
  
  • Completes age specific competency assessment.
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Exhibits excellent interpersonal relations with patients, co-workers, physicians, and guests to ensure effective communications.
  
  
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    Responds to patient needs promptly and courteously.
    
    
  
  
  • Obtains feedback from patients and visitors regarding their hospital experience.
    
    
  
  
  • Communicates patient issues to the appropriate staff.
    
    
  
  
  • Maintains a positive attitude while responding to requests in a timely and accurate manner.
  
  
  • Communicates with other members of the health care team (food service, secretaries, housekeeping, etc.) as indicated.
    
    
  
  
  • Actively participates in report process.
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Completes clinical activities identified in the patient's plan of care to meet patients' comfort/activity/sleep needs and other clinical patient needs as delegated by professional staff.
  
  
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    Reports patient comfort needs to nurse in a timely manner.
    
    
  
  
  • Assures that skin is clean and dry.
    
    
  
  
  • Reports any noticed skin changes.
    
    
  
  
  • Provides personal care and assists with ADL (activities of daily living).
    
    
  
  
  • Provides assistance with repositioning, turning and chair transfers.
  
  
  • Assists as necessary with ambulation.
  
  
  • Completes vital signs per patient's plan of care.
    
    
  
  
  • Weighs patients per patient's plan of care.
    
    
  
  
  • Reinforce patient education.
  
  
  • Provides transportation assistance.
    
    
  
  
  • Reports any variation from patient's plan of care to professional staff.
    
    
  
  
  • Attends to patient amenities; e.g., newspaper, mail.
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Documents all data collected, in Cerner and/or on worksheets, accurately, completely, and in a timely manner to provide an accurate record of patient activities and response to activities.
  
  
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    Documentation is completed in an ongoing basis prior to end of shift.
  
  
  • Documentation reflects patient's responses to activities according to patient's plan of care.
  
  
  • Documentation reflects care delivered.
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Provides housekeeping activities to contribute to a safe, efficient, effective and sanitary patient care environment.
  
  
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    Completes daily room cleaning according to established procedures for high dusting, vacuuming, mopping hard surface floors, disinfecting vertical surfaces, and spot cleaning vertical surfaces.
  
  
  • Keep rooms neat and tidy, free of clutter.
  
  
  • Removes trash and soiled linen from room each shift and as needed.
  
  
  • Maintains patient environment, such as spills and room temperature, or actively utilizes Integrated Services team to do so properly.
  
  
  • Distributes linens to servidors per par levels.
  
  
  • Straightens and restocks patient care areas per par levels.
  
  
  • Attends to patient amenities; e.g., newspapers, mail, watering plants.
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Consistently recognizes and utilizes measures to provide for safe, efficient, patient care and work environment.
  
  
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    Answers Call Lights in a timely manner and response to the patient request and/or relays request to appropriate resource when necessary.
    
    
  
  
  • Performs other duties as delegated/under the direction of the professional staff.
  
  
  • Assures coverage of all duties when self or other staff are off the nursing unit.
    
    
  
  
  • Assists other team members when own work is complete.
    
    
  
  
  • Appropriately reports incidents.
    
    
  
  
  • Utilizes Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions infection control techniques correctly and consistently.
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Directly responsible to the staff nurse and assists in the care of the patient by performing delegated activities utilizing the reciprocal process of the 4 Rights of Delegation.
  
  
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    Right task (within the scope of practice, according to the job description, and based on the desired outcome, task routine, non-complex, low risk and predictable outcome).
  
  
  • Right person (assess competency by certification/licensure, job description, skills checklist, demonstrated skill).
  
  
  • Right communication (clear, concise, correct, complete).
  
  
  • Right feedback: The Reciprocal Process (timely, specific, checkpoints).
    
    
  
  
  
  

Essential Functions II

• Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.


• Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values ~ Living Our Values, and company policies/procedures.


• Other duties as assigned.