PURPOSE OF YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION:
The primary purpose of your job as a member of the nursing staff is to assist the nursing staff under the supervision of a licensed nurse. You will participate in a wide range of patient care activities, for a mainly geriatric population, functions and services for assigned patients, which include direct care and task oriented assignments.


DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY:
Reports to the Charge Nurse or designee.


JOB FUNCTIONS:
Every effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is a logical assignment to the position.


PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT / DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Implements patient care:
Implements clinical and technical aspects of care and nursing orders in accordance with established policies and procedures. Intervenes with proper technique, procedure and safety precautions to meet individual needs of patient
Implements physician's orders
Documents nursing intervention, patient response, effectiveness, complications, etc. communicates information to licensed nursing personnel
Consults with all available in-house resource personnel and departments for treatment
Respects dignity and confidentiality of patient acting as an advocate
Provides a safe and secure environment for patient
Functions within limits of hospital and nursing department policies and procedures
Performs in a calm and professional manner during crisis and/or emergency situation
Accountability: Quality of work
Adheres to nursing dress code and wears identification pin
Demonstrates organizational skills in providing nursing care by ability to adopt changing workloads
Daily assignments are completed within an 8-hour shift without compromising the quality of care
Performs according to policy:


• Temperature
• Pulse
• Respiration
• Blood pressure
• Weight/height
• Prepares patient rooms on admission, daily, and upon patient request
• 12 lead EKG
• O2 sat
• Pulse oximeter
• Patient personal hygiene
• Positioning and transferring of patients
• Specimen collection
• Glucometer
• Patient transportation
Maintains open communication channels with all colleagues and supervisors
Communicates factual and pertinent information in report
Documents according to policy
ADL flow sheet
• Vital signs
• weight
• Blood sugar
• Intake and output
Restraint checklist
May be assigned additional tasks such as re-stocking rooms, equipment maintenance, patient transportation



Qualifications

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
•High school graduate or equivalent
•Massachusetts CNA License
•BLS


EXPERIENCE:
• Previous medical/surgical experience preferred



EEO Statement

Martha's Vineyard Hospital and Windemere Nursing & Rehabilitation Center are Equal Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law.