Job SummaryParticipates in and successfully completes the certified nursing assistant (SRNA) program. Job Responsibilities
- Learns to greet and orient new patients to hospital environment and to provide directions or instructions to patients and guests.
- Learns to contribute to the assessment of patients by collecting data for review by a nurse.
- Learns to document patient progress toward goals and ensures documentation is accurate, complete, specific, and timely.
- Learns to assist nursing staff to identify physical, psychosocial, age-specific, and cultural considerations of each patient.
- Learns to work with the nursing staff to provide personal care according to organizational standards and policies.
- Learns to report abnormal findings.
- Learns to update diet orders and verifies tray deliveries meet diet requirements.
- Learns to electronically transfer patients in and out of the unit including facilitation of direct admit process, completion of discharge in electronic medial record (EMR), assembling paper-lite chart, and assisting with patient bed placement.
- Learns to arrange for patient transport services.
- Learns to enter work orders and obtain supplies from materials.
Qualifications
- High school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or higher preferred
- No experience required
- SRNA - Certified as State Registered Nurse Assistant in the state of Kentucky required within 6 months of employment in this position AND
- BLS - Certified as a Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider required within 90 days of employment in this position
Skills and Attributes
- Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
- Works under minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Physical Demands
- Standing: Frequently
- Walking: Frequently
- Sitting: Occasionally
- Lifting 0-25 lbs: Frequently
- Lifting 25-75 lbs: Rarely
- Lifting over 75 lbs: Rarely
- Carrying 0-25 lbs: Frequently
- Carrying 25-75 lbs: Rarely
- Carrying over 75 lbs: Rarely
- Pushing/Pulling 0-25 lbs: Frequently
- Pushing/Pulling 25-75 lbs: Frequently
- Pushing/Pulling over 75 lbs: Frequently
- Climbing: Occasionally
- Bending/Stooping: Frequently
- Kneeling: Occasionally
- Crouching/Crawling: Occasionally
- Reaching: Frequently
- Talking: Frequently
- Hearing: Frequently
- Repetitive Foot/Leg Movements: Rarely
- Repetitive Hand/Arm Movements: Frequently
- Keyboard Data Entry: Frequently
- Running: Occasionally
- Vision: Depth Perception: Frequently
- Vision: Distinguish Color: Frequently
- Vision: Seeing Far: Frequently
- Vision: Seeing Near: Frequently
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