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.
Special Attendant/ CNA Pay rate: $21.13/hr on W2 without benefits
Location:
Evansville, IN 47714
Duration:
6+ Months (Possible Extension)
Schedule:
12.5 hrs./day
Note :
Position is for 3-12.5 hour shifts per week, days, hours 6:30am to 7:30pm to include every other weekend and holiday rotations.
Summary:
Conducts and assists with nursing programs as assigned. Performs a variety of tasks associated with the daily care and treatment of patients. Works under the clinical supervision of a licensed nurse to provide patient care, helping patients meet their physical and emotional needs.
Role & Responsibilities:
Carries out or assists with physical care of patients including bathing, feeding, taking vital signs, heights, weights and other activities of daily living as indicated. Maintains current CPR and Bridge Building certifications. Initiates and participates in therapeutic interventions by using principles of de-escalation, redirection and approved Bridge Building techniques for prevention and management of behavior. Escorts patients to and from therapies, dining area and other areas of the hospital for treatment and programming. Sit with patients on one-to-one observation status. Escorts and/or drives patients to off-grounds appointments and activities. Observes patients' physical condition and reports changes to the RN. Appropriately and accurately reports pertinent information, both verbal and written. Appropriately applies skills in psychosocial care of patients: Encourages patients and interacts with them to socialize and participate in activities and programming. Serves as a role model for appropriate behavior to patients. Demonstrates the ability to deal therapeutically with adverse behavior. Recognizes psychiatric emergencies and intervenes appropriately. Participates in conducting active treatment programs. Provides care according to treatment plan objectives and goals. Observes and accurately documents on medical record and flow sheets, using proper format and terminology. Follows safety standards and precautions, policies, procedures and regulations. Safely demonstrates the ability to apply restraint/seclusion procedures per policy. Demonstrates consistent interactions and approaches with patients and co-workers, promoting dignity and respect. Demonstrates the ability to set appropriate healthy boundaries and limitations according to individual treatment plans. Properly and consistently utilizes standard precautions. Completes unit housekeeping duties as assigned/indicated. Serves on hospital committees and work groups as requested. Attends required hospital/department in-services. Use thermometer, stethoscope, sphygmomanometer and other medical equipment. Follow verbal and written directions. Light cleaning duties are required at times. Use technology for charting electronic information.
Job Requirements:
High school diploma or GED and basic computer skills are required. Must obtain CPR and Bridge Building certification, demonstrate ability to perform techniques, and maintain certification throughout employment. Compassionate Ability to handle stressful situations Good verbal and written communications skills. Good knowledge of medical and hospital terminology preferred Good knowledge of MS Office and data entry preferred
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
Does not have supervisory responsibilities.
Difficulty of Work:
Incumbents assist with direct patient care and other activities of daily living, therapeutically interacting with patients, providing active treatment, escorting patients to programs and appointments, and providing for the health and general welfare of patients, being mindful of their risk group.
Responsibility:
Incumbents have a wide variety of duties involving multi-tasking, talking, reading, writing, interacting with patients and others. They must be alerted to changes in behavior along with changes in physical condition of the patient.
Personal Work Relationships:
Involves contact with hospital staff, vendors (internal and external), visitors, family members and community services provided by churches, physicians, and other merchants to provide necessary information as allowed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines.
Physical Effort:
Involves frequent sitting, lifting, bending, stooping, walking, standing for long periods of time and on occasion running. Strength and dexterity are needed at times to intervene with agitated patients. Must be able to perform Bridge Building interventions and CPR.
Working Conditions:
Works in a psychiatric hospital room, unit environment, or program area. At times, the incumbent may be required to work different areas on or off grounds. Potential for physical injury related to patient behavior and management of that behavior. About our
Company:
- 22nd Century Technologies Inc., (TSCTI) is one the fastest growing healthcare staffing companies in the United States. With presence in all 50 States and 6000+ employees nationwide, we have been providing unparallel healthcare and technology staffing services to Public and Private sectors for over 26 years. Started as a technology staffing company in 1997, we have significantly expanded our healthcare practice to both Clinical and Non-Clinical staffing, serving various facilities, healthcare organizations and government agencies. Our ISO certified staffing practices and technology driven staffing procedures - from recruitment to onboarding, along with an internal pre-vetted resume database of healthcare professionals, enable us to serve our customers with their immediate staffing needs. TSCTI has extensive experience providing Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists and other Allied Health professionals to various states - California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont, Virginia to name a few, and Our valued relationships with employees as well as commitment to meet and exceed clients' expectations through our exemplary employees proves our competency in today's healthcare staffing industry. Recognized among "Best Company to Work For" by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients' expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
