Req #: 47946
Category: Nurses Aide
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: RWJ Rahway
Department: Medical Surgical Unit XI

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• High School Diploma
• BLS Certification through American Heart Association only
• Successful completion of all Orientation Programs

Preferred:

• At least one-year experience as a Nursing Assistant

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Days 7:00AM - 3:00PM
• Schedule during the week will vary depending on department needs
• Full-Time
• Mandatory Orientation

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Answers call lights and assist patients promptly and courteously
• Assists in maintaining all patient care areas, including cleaning and organizing equipment
• Assists with ambulating protocol, techniques and assistive devices, weighing patients, applying flowtron boots, elastic stockings, and transportation to ancillary departments, etc.
• Contributes to the unit s overall patient satisfaction score by doing regular rounding, escalation of complaints and providing service recovery.
• Demonstrates principles of self care and supports colleagues.

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.