Reports To: LVN, RN, TEAM LEAD, CNO, CEO

Responsibilities

1. Perform required tasks without prompting and adjust appropriately to situations.
2. Communicates positively and respectfully to coworkers, patients, physicians, and others.
3. Adhere to the attendance policy.
4. Follow district and department policies.
5. Attend required meetings and in-services.
6. Participate in Hospital District Safety Program and QA Programs.
7. Use time and resources wisely.
8. Maintain HIPAA, keeping patient and hospital confidentiality.
9. Maintain adequate supplies of items needed to perform job; order or report low items to supervisor.
10. Practice proper phone etiquette, identification of self and department.

Essential Functions

Primary Responsibilities for all Units Assigned:

Provides clinical services and care for patients.

1. Answers multi-line telephone, routing calls and providing messages.
2. Documents Daily Census updates and changes.
3. Printing patient education materials, pertinent ancillary reports for patients/Nursing Staff during patient stay and at discharge.
4. Schedule follow up appointments at discharge for patients.
5. Checking orders input and assisting with order entries per protocols.
6. Registering patients.
7. Assisting with patient transfers.
8. Initiates, assembles, and maintains charts for all patients on the unit. Makes new charts as needed.
9. Checks all charts when physician has completed them to obtain STAT and discharge order.
10. Notifies Housekeeping of room numbers after discharge in a timely manner.
11. Informs nursing staff of pertinent information regarding patient care and procedures from ancillary departments.
12. Reports patient diet type, food allergies, and preferences to the Dietary Department. 
13. Communicate patient status, pending orders and information during transfers, at exchange of shift, and as needed.
14. Notifies Central Supply of needed supplies for the unit.
15. Assisting the Nuse Aide when needed.
16. Enters patient service charges, assists with contract agreements, and payment collections.
17. Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Professional Education Requirements

1. High School Graduate or Equivalent
2. BLS
3. Parent Opportunity Program course completion certificate (L&D)
4. Nova Strip Glucose Monitoring Certificate

Skill Requirements

1. Effective oral and written communication skills
2. Computer proficiency.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

1. Extended periods of sitting/standing/walking
2. Manual dexterity
3. Pushing
4. Pulling
5. Lifting/carrying >= 50 lbs.  
6. Kneeling/bending
7. Visual acuity
8. Hearing acuity

Chain of Command: CNA, Lead CNA, DON, Director of Long Term Services, CEO

Supervises: No one

Pay scale: Hourly, Non-exempt
Location(s): Memorial Health Care Center

Physical and Mental Requirements

Extended periods of standing and walking

• Manual dexterity
• Pushing/Pulling
• Repetitive motion
• Lifting/carrying >=50 lbs.
• Kneeling/bending
• Stooping
• Visual acuity
• Hearing acuity
• Reaching

Job Qualifications

Education

• High school graduate or equivalent experience

Completion of a training and competency evaluation program approved by the State of Texas for Nursing Assistants.

Licensure, Registry and Certifications

• Current registry with the Nurse Aide Registry.
• BCLS

Experience

Prior Work Experience

• Entry level position
• One (1) year of nurse aide experience in a clinical or long term care setting preferred.

Technical Training

• Current CPR certification.
• Proficient in operating Patient Transfer Lifts

Essential Functions

Primary Responsibilities

1. Assist with carrying out the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care for residents.
2. Assists residents with activities of daily living according to their Care Plans and MHCC Policies and Procedures.
3. Documents residents’ care according to established MHCC P&P’s.
4. Keeps the Charge Nurse informed regarding resident change of condition or other observations such as symptoms, reactions, or other changes in patient status.

Administers direct bedside nursing care under the supervision of the Charge Nurse which may include:

1. Assists residents with fingernail care as scheduled and needed.
2. Transfers residents from bed, to chair, to commode, to gurneys using gait belts and lifts as appropriate.
3. Assists residents in bathing to include bedside sponge baths and hall showers regularly or as needed.
4. Assists residents in oral care to include brushing teeth, brushing, soaking, and adhering dentures, and clearing oral cavity of debris after meals prior to residents resting.
5. Assisting residents in eating by feeding, or monitoring proper airway protection methods prescribed.
6. Maintains residents dignity and privacy at all times.
7. Assists residents in restroom activities as needed to include changing soiled adult protection diapers, clothing and bedding, assisting to bedside commode, room commodes as needed and providing optimal perineal care as needed according to the residents’ care plans to reduce potential for infection taking care to preserve resident privacy and dignity.
8. Ensures residents are in safe environment to include lowering beds and clearing furniture path as needed.

Provides assistance and performs support duties as needed.

1. Prepares, maintains, and submits records and reports required by the Charge Nurse, Director of Nursing Services and Administrator.
2. Assists in maintaining a clean safe environment for residents, detecting and correcting situations that have a high probability of causing accidents or injuries to residents.
3. Understands the legal implications of not carrying out physicians’ orders correctly.
4. Recognized when a situation can not be handled alone and requests help from proper personnel when necessary.

Assists with acting upon physicians’ orders and requests for restorative care.

1. Helps to evaluate residents and determine the most desirable type of treatment.
2. Assists with the performance of selected rehabilitative and therapeutic activities and exercises.
3. Prepares residents for treatments.
4. Transports residents to other departments as requested.

Job Related Factors

1. Communicates positively and respectfully to audience (coworkers, patients, physicians, and others)
2. Performs required tasks without prompting and adjusts appropriately to situations.
3. Adheres to the attendance policy.
4. Follows District and Department Policies.
5. Attends required meetings and in-services
6. Participates in Hospital District Safety Program and QA Programs
7. Uses time and resources wisely.
8. Maintains HIPAA, keeping patient and hospital confidentiality
9. Maintains adequate supplies of items needed to perform job, orders, or reports low items to supervisor.
10. Practices proper phone etiquette, identifying self and department.
11. Reports adverse events regarding patients, guests, or self to supervisor immediately.