Nursing Assistant - Orthopedics & Neurology-PT Days 7 am - pm

* Department: Orthopedics & Neurology * Schedule: Part Time Days 7 am - 7:30 pm Monday - Friday * Hospital: Henry Ford Genesys * Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan GENERAL SUMMARY: Facilitate the provision of patient care by performing basic, age-appropriate nursing care to patients under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.

Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide care for the age group(s) served.

Interpersonal skills/teamwork.

Demonstrates a positive attitude and willingness to facilitate unit functioning.

Standards of Performance: * Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.

* Demonstrate willingness to assist when asked.

* Demonstrate flexibility in responding to patient/unit needs.

* Knowledge of and adheres to patient s rights.

* Demonstrate compassion, concern, and respect to patients.

* Respect and maintain patient confidentiality.

* Productivity/Professional Behavior.

Is a productive/professional member of a health care team.

* Show independence by completing duties with appropriate supervision.

* Utilize time in an efficient manner, completing daily activities in a timely and organized fashion.

* Show initiative in seeking out appropriate additional duties.

* Present self in a manner that promotes a positive image.

* Communicate identifies unit problems following appropriate chain of command and actively participates in the problem-solving process.

* Work effectively with others.

* Attend 75% of department meetings and attends in-services regularly.

* Performs other related duties as requested and as directed.

Patient Care Skills * Assists the RN/LPN with functions to promote, restore, and maintain optimum patient health.

* Participate in the creation and maintenance of a healthy work environment by: i.

Accepting professional direction and leadership of the RN ii.

Communication with RN, the progress of work assignment, problems encountered, or work completed.

* Perform patient hygiene activities, i.e.

bathing, foot care, shaving, hair care, etc.

* Assist with patient mobility activities patient ambulation, transfers to chair, etc.

* Assist with transfer of patients from bed to stretcher/stretcher to bed.

* Assist with keeping patients clean, dry, and regularly turned to prevent skin breakdown.

* Perform non-sterile treatments.

* Assist monitoring and reporting of patient pain levels.

* Assists patients to achieve optimum comfort levels, i.e., repositioning.

* Ensure supplies are immediately available by retrieving and returning equipment per procedure.

* Perform other related duties as requested and directed.

Essential Functions: * Mobility to move from room to room, between dept and to rapidly initiate, complete patient care evacuation procedures, ability to move standard patient care equipment, supplies; ability to lift, move, support, transfer, assist patients; includes but not limited to utilizing transfer techniques such as standing pivot, sliding board, 2&3 person lifts, sheet assists.

* Manual dexterity to perform patient treatments, manipulate tools, instruments, commonly used equipment.

* Organizational skills as well as observation, problem solving, collecting patient data, identifying, responding to unusual or abnormal situations.

* Interpersonal and written communication skills necessary to communicate effectively with patients, families, staff, and physicians.

* Ability to walk, stoop, reach to carry out routine cleaning functions.

* Ability to push, pull carts weighing several hundred pounds.

* Ability to climb, work from ladders.

Licensure / Certification / Registration: * Certified BLS Provider specializing in Basic Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.

* Current Michigan certification as a Nurse Aide is required at hire or must be obtained prior to hire, or at least 6 months acute care Nurse aid or Patient Care Technician experience required, or have completed the first year of clinical rotation in a school of nursing required.

* It is not required for Nursing Assistants to maintain certification after hire while actively working in the Nursing Assistant role.

* Certification is not required for internal transferees; renewal is not required.

* Nurses Aide certification is not required for applicants who have completed the first year of clinical rotation in a school of nursing.

Education: * High School diploma or equivalent from an accredited program required.

Work Experience: * Some experience preferred.

* No additional preferences.

Additional Information * Organization: Henry Ford Health Genesys Hospital * Department: Ortho Neuro Nrsng Unit 001 * Shift: Day Job * Union Code: MIGRA AFSCME Local 3518