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REGIONAL ONE HEALTH
Nursing Attendant
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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.
$35,313 / year median in Tennessee
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Nursing Attendant
REGIONAL ONE HEALTH
- 3.
- Assists with patient transfer, admission and discharge of patients as directed.
- Lifts, position and transports patients utilizing proper technique and equipment.
- Accompanies and remains with patient for clinical test or procedures in other departments/areas.
- Transports charts, specimens, records, equipment and supplies to and from department in a safe and timely manner. Delivers patient care in accordance with hospital and department policies and procedures including but not limited to:
- Transports blood products.
- Provide assistance to patients needing help with ADLs
- Provides required one-on-one observation and monitoring (sitter) to patients to ensure their safety and prevention of injury.
- Reports any unusual changes in the patient's condition or behavior to patient's PCC.
- Maintains equipment and supplies in preparation for various procedures performed by physicians, nurses and other staff members.
- Cleans equipment after use and returns to proper storage area when no longer needed. This includes beds, wheelchairs, monitoring equipment utilized within department.
- Terminal cleaning of operating rooms and prepares treatment rooms by changing sheets and pillow cases, restocking supply cupboards with linen, alcohol, spray, tissues, caps, etc.
- Assists with restocking patient care and supply areas/rooms. Works effectively as a team member within department and with customers to provide quality service to hospital units through communication, cooperation and collaboration.
- Delivers equipment and supplies throughout the hospital by responding to orders quickly and efficiently in order to support the daily operations of the unit.
- Performs miscellaneous errands such as stocking supplies, delivering test results, picking up supplies, and the like.
- Assists clinical personnel when needed by performing tasks to prepare for clinical procedures to keep department operating at peak efficiency levels.
- Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation Upon Hire Required or BCLS
- Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required Physical Demands Standing
- Constantly Walking
- Constantly Sitting
- Rarely Lifting
- Frequently Carrying
- Frequently Pushing
- Occasionally Pulling
- Occasionally Climbing
- Occasionally Balancing
- Occasionally Stooping
- Frequently Kneeling
- Frequently Crouching
- Frequently Crawling
- Occasionally Reaching
- Frequently Handling
- Frequently Grasping
- Frequently Feeling
- Constantly Talking
- Constantly Hearing
- Constantly Repetitive Motions
- Constantly Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination
- Constantly Regional One Health is committed to diversity and inclusion.