Nursing Aide - Internal (Healthcare)

Hourly Wage starting at $17 during training

Summary of Duties

• Become familiar with the facility's administrative structure.
• Identify residents before administering care, serving meals, etc., using their wristband or photo ID.
• Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, and charts in an informative and descriptive manner.
• Use only authorized facility abbreviations when recording information.
• Report all observed accidents, incidents, and changes in a resident's condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse promptly.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident information and report any suspected violations or unauthorized attempts to access facility systems.
• Perform only the nursing care procedures for which you have been trained.
• Greet and escort new residents to their rooms, introducing them to roommates and staff as appropriate.
• Prepare residents' rooms for arrival, including making the bed, putting up name tags, and ensuring an admission kit is available.
• Assist with residents' personal possessions, including inventory, marking items, storing clothing, and packing/unpacking during transfers or discharge.
• Transport residents to new rooms or receiving areas and assist with loading/unloading them from vehicles.
• Participate in and receive nursing reports as instructed.
• Follow established policies regarding exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals.
• Perform bed-making duties and provide extra covers as requested.
• Measure and record residents' temperatures, pulses, and respirations (TPRs), weight, and height as instructed.
• Regularly check on residents who are unable to call for help and answer all resident calls promptly.
• Assist residents with their meals, including identifying food items for those with sight problems.
• Record residents' food and fluid intake and report any changes in eating habits to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse.
• Keep residents' water pitchers clean, filled with fresh water, and within easy reach.
• Perform after-meal care, such as removing trays and cleaning residents' hands and faces.
• Adhere to work assignments and schedules.
• Cooperate with other departments and facility personnel to ensure quality nursing services.
• Report all allegations of resident abuse, misappropriation of property, and any requests by residents to refuse treatment.

Key Requirements

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Education: Minimum of an 8th-grade education.
• Skills:
  
  • Language: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Can also write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Mathematical: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  • Reasoning: Ability to solve practical problems and interpret various instructions (written, oral, or diagram).

Physical Demands

• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds.
• Prolonged use of a computer.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear.
• Frequent use of office equipment.
• May be required to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.

Additional Information

• Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties at any time.
• This summary is intended to describe the general nature of the work and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.