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SUMMARY
In accordance with established policies and procedures and under the direct supervision of professional nursing staff or CPN, performs a variety of routine duties in caring for patients. Is available to other patient areas to meet patient needs.
Join the Massena Hospital (MH) team and be part of our mission to provide top-notch healthcare to our community! Massena Hospital is a vital part of our community, offering exceptional healthcare services in a welcoming and compassionate environment. We are an acute care facility with 25 beds, providing a wide range of medical, surgical, and pediatric care.
STATUS: Full-time
LOCATION: Massena Hospital
DEPARTMENT: MSU
SCHEDULE: 8-hour shifts, 3p-11p
ATTRIBUTES
Preferred: High school graduate or equivalent.
Preferred: Completion of a Basic Nursing Assistant Program
Required: BLS
Preferred: Certified Geriatric or Nursing Assistant Certificate
RESPONSIBILITIES
Performs various duties necessary to provide complete care, comfort care, and safety for assigned patients. Such duties include:
Bathing: bed bath, shower, tub, sitz and shaving
Oral Hygiene: cleaning of dentures, brushing of teeth
Hair: combing, shampooing as necessary
Nails: trimming and cleaning (excluding Diabetics and Peripheral Vascular Disease patients);
Elimination: bedpan, urinal, commode, and changes incontinent patients as needed
Gives back rub
Assists patient in and out of bed
Assist patient with dressing and undressing
Changes position of patients as directed by the nurse
Keeps patient's environment neat, clean and safe
Performs and records routine tasks, such as:
Gives soap suds, fleets, fleets oil retention, tap water saline enemas
Collects specimens: urinary, stool, sputum as directed by the nurse
Measures and records oral intake on Intake & Output Work sheet
Measures urinary, gastric drainage and records on Intake & Output Worksheet
Takes and records temperature, pulse and respiration - blood pressure
Weighs assigned patients
Applies ice collar, ice bags as directed by the nurse
Assists patients with passive or active exercises as directed by nurse
Applies elastic stockings as ordered
Assists and/or feeds patients as needed. Distributes nourishments and fresh water to patients
Responds to patients call lights promptly and graciously to determine patients needs and communicates required needs to appropriate personnel
Must be able to read, write and perform arithmetic calculations for proper patient identification and to take and record weights, intake and output, and vital signs
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.
PAY RANGE: $15.86 - $20.34
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
