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What they do
A Nursing Assistant provides hospital and nursing home patients with basic care and assists them with daily activities. Helps patients with dressing, washing, and feeding. May perform basic medical care under the direction of a nurse or other medical professional. These roles typically require completion of a regional agency-approved training program in order to obtain a certification before practicing.
$45,252 / year median in California
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Your success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals. You're diligent about your tasks, observant of patients' conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well. Communicates, records, and reports promptly to the licensed nursing personnel vitals, treatment results, changes in patients condition, observations, patient complaints, and other pertinent information regarding the patient. Checks and repositions all immobile and incontinent residents at a minimum of every two hours providing needed incontinent care promptly as required by assigned unit. Promptly answers call lights and responds to alarms and patients requests. Follow-up on patient care responsibilities and assignments left from previous shift and reports to team leader any incomplete assignments to ensure continuity of care. Performs direct patient care activities for specific patient population according to established policies and procedures; adapts techniques to unique needs of each patient. Accurately places electrodes and activates telemetry monitoring, as assigned. Respond to request for telemetry/lead troubleshooting whether that of assigned patient or not. Job Requirements Required Successful completion of a California State Approved Nursing Assistant program