Nurse Aide II – Med Surg Float Pool – Full Time Days - AH Union

Responsibilities

Performs personal care for patient comfort and well-being; Serves and collects food trays, feeds patients, and records dietary intake; Measures and records intake, output, and calorie counts; Assists patients with bed pan, urinal, bedside commode, bowel and bladder retraining; Applies condom catheters; Collects and tests specimens; Administers cleansing, fleet, and/or retention enemas; Assists with care of established colostomy/ileostomy; Provides perineal and catheter care; Empties drainage devices from body cavities/wounds; Maintains gastric suction per orders; Assists with non-sterile dressing changes and wound care; Makes occupied and unoccupied beds and keeps rooms tidy; Takes and records vital signs; Turns and positions patients; Assists patients with transfers and ambulation; Participates in application or removal of restraint devices as directed; Assists with post-mortem care; Provides hand-off communication; Answers call bells promptly; Reports changes in patient condition to RN or LPN; Assists with range of motion exercises; Initiates or participates in CPR; Provides continuous observation of patients when assigned; Provides instructions to patients/residents and family members; Performs vaginal, urethral, colostomy irrigations, and urethral catheterizations; Applies hypothermia unit; Assists with oxygen therapy; Performs oropharyngeal suctioning; Retrieves blood products; Assists with IV therapy and IV setup; Removes peripheral IV upon discontinuation; Assists with enteral feedings and feeding tube removal; Performs fingerstick or heel stick for blood glucose monitoring; Prepares patients for pelvic and physical examinations; Escort functions; Supports the Patient Centered Care Philosophy.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required; Completion of an approved NAII training program or student nurses meeting the listing requirement of the applicable state BON required; Current listing with the Nurse Aide I and Nurse Aide II registries and Nurse Aide I and Nurse Aide II required; Current American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support Healthcare Provider certification required; Must be willing to float to Atrium Health Union, Union West and Anson; Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling; Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds; Must speak English in good, understandable terms; Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch; Finger dexterity; Critical thinking and ability to concentrate; Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions; Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development; Demonstrates skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.

Benefits

Paid Time Off programs; Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability; Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses; Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave; Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs; Educational Assistance Program; Competitive compensation; Generous retirement offerings; Programs that invest in career development; Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more; Incentive pay for select positions; Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.