✓You’ll need
Certifications
✓BLS training, SECURE training
✓Previous Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant experience required.
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Assists in admissions, transfers, and discharges. Collects and documents patient admission data correctly. Secures disposition of patient belongings.
- Functions of Position:
- Promotes good public relations for the nursing department/hospital.
- Provides for patient privacy at all times.
- Assists in admissions, transfers, and discharges. Collects and documents patient admission data correctly. Secures disposition of patient belongings.
- Competently performs core and unit specific clinical skills.
- Knowledgeable of proper and safe use of patient care equipment.
- Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions.
- Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques.
- Ability to communicate and interact with students, faculty and/or staff in a team environment.
- Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
- Ability to observe, assess, and record vital signs, symptoms, reactions, and progress.
- Ability to provide therapeutic patient care to mentally, emotionally, and/or developmentally disabled individuals.
- Ability to understand and follow safety procedures.
- Ability to assess and provide for the day-to-day needs of mentally, emotionally and/or developmentally disabled patients.
- Ability to safely lift and physically manipulate patients.
- Skill in preparing and maintaining patient records/charts.
- Knowledge of patient care charts and patient histories.
- Aid in basic patient care such as eating, bathing, dressing and teaching and encouraging basic hygiene and other daily living skills while observing patient progress to identify the need f or additional services or changes in current treatment.
- Provide behavioral health emergency assistance, such as verbal de-escalation, seclusion or patient restraint as well as recognize and report homicidal or suicidal comments or behaviors.
- BLS training, SECURE training
- Previous Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant experience required. Working Conditions:
- Will work in close contact with patients who have moderate to severe psychiatric concerns and/or behavioral issues. There is possible exposure to violent behavior from patients and/or infectious diseases as a part of their daily duties. Nights