Nursing Assistant (NA), Medical-Surgical Unit

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000164761
Category: Nurses Aide
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Night
Facility: Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Department: Medical-Surgical Unit-III1West

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• High School Diploma
• BLS Certification through American Heart Association only
• Ability to perform all competencies of the position

Preferred:

• Completion of a nursing fundamentals course in an accredited School of Nursing or Certified Nursing Assistant

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Nights 11:00PM - 7:30AM
• Full-Time (40 hrs)
• 2 Week Mandatory Orientation

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Promotes and implements in conjunction with RN the concept of patient and family-centered care
• Observes and reports patient s responses to intervention/treatments
• Prepare the patient environment for admission or transfer from another area of hospital
• Greet and escorts newly admitted patients and families to patient room and orients to surroundings
• Assures that all patients have appropriate identification bands on at all times
• Prepares patient for meals, assists in feeding and/or feeds patient and reports food intake to RN

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.