Nurse Aide, Acute Rehab, 3-11pm, 8hrs/week, every other weekend
Company: Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
Location: Lincoln
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Job Description:
Job Title: Nurse Aide
Job Location: Lincoln
Status: Hourly + Great Pay (up to $5.30 shift differential plus
significant nursing pay incentives!)
JOB OVERVIEW
- Responsible for understanding and implementing the patient care
plan and to deliver quality care within the clinical services
systems and according to Madonna's philosophy and mission.
- Responsible for reporting adverse patient condition changes to
supervisor.
- Work will be performed in an ethical and legal manner following
organizational policies, processes, protocols and procedures.
- Responsible for quality service delivery and internal/external
customer relations for Madonna as a whole, including upholding the
mission and values for the department and facility.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
(INFORMATION)
- Understand and utilize individual job description, program and
facility policies and operational definitions to ensure quality
care delivery.
- Compile and coordinate patient care information to meet program
and patient goals.
- Compute, compare, and document patient care data to provide
accurate information for the medical record.
- Properly charge patients for billable supplies to ensure
accurate billing. (PEOPLE)
- Instruct and orient new staff to department, environment and
operational guidelines.
- Communicate (speak-signal) with licensed nurse and other
nursing staff members, regarding patient condition, changes,
concerns, patient goals achieved to ensure quality service
delivery.
- Serve/attend to the direct care needs of patients and families
including transfers, ambulation, repositioning and
transporting.
- Communicate to patient, family and co-workers in a respectful
manner to maintain a positive customer oriented approach.
- Receive directions from a licensed nurse for patient plan of
care in order to meet patient's goals.
- Follow instruction from licensed nurse to perform other
functions as assigned in order to achieve the goals within the
department and clinical services systems. (THINGS)
- Maintain and ensure a safe environment for the department.
Handle and operate all necessary equipment and perform required
duties according to established safety standards to maintain
compliance with regulations and prevent injury. Medical devices
used in work, include but not limited to:
stethoscope/sphygmomanometer trauma tub
transfer/repositioning devices bed scale
Oral/Tympanic thermometer telephone
tub chair lift paging device
beds, wheelchairs, stretchers
digital wheelchair/standing scale
Workstation on Wheels (WOW)
- Stock and reorder supplies.
- Ensure cleanliness of equipment and environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Medium work with frequent lifting.
- Manual patient transfer or reposition which does not exceed the
equivalent of 35 pounds of force to lift, push or pull.
- Requires sufficient strength to produce 50 pounds of force to
push a wheelchair with a 300-pound individual on level
surfaces.
- Constant walking with maximum duration of up 30 minutes
sustained walking on tile, carpet and other surfaces.
- Must tolerate frequent standing with sustained periods of up to
1 hour on tile, carpet, and shower surfaces.
- Must tolerate frequent sitting with sustained periods of up to
1 hour.
- Frequent reaching with both arms at low, waist, and high
levels.
- Frequent grasping of both hands for transfers and repositioning
requiring normal grip strength based on national averages.
- Frequent stooping, bending, and twisting are required for
patient care.
- Constant near visual acuity to evaluate and monitor
patients.
- Ordinary hearing and speaking skills.
- Routinely exposed to biohazardous materials.
QUALIFICATIONS (Education/training and/or Experience)
- Successful completion of the State approved nurse aide training
program which includes the 75 hour classroom, written, and
competency skill exams and meets current Nebraska registry
requirements.
- Incumbent must be 18 years of age or older.
Madonna is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Keywords: Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln , Nurse Aide, Acute Rehab, 3-11pm, 8hrs/week, every other weekend, Healthcare , Lincoln, Nebraska
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