Nursing Assistant - PRN - Days & Nights

Main duties include offering basic physical assistance to patients, feeding patients according to their dietary needs and recording vital signs.

• Assists with patient admission, transfer, discharge procedures
• Records vital signs on the computer: temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, intake/output
• Administers complete patient hygiene; promptly responds to call lights; makes routine rounds throughout the shift.
• Reports pertinent changes in the condition of a patient to the Registered Nurse.
• Provides patient safety through preventive measures (side rails, checking arm bands, reporting any hazards to the RN).
• Adheres to universal precautions, infection control, and isolation procedures.
• Assists patients with ambulating/transferring, and transports patients.
• Maintains patient rooms, nursing unit, and storage areas in a clean and orderly manner
• Other roles and responsibilities as assigned.