The role involves assisting with patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse, performing data entry, and unit secretarial functions. Responsibilities also include providing personal care and comfort to patients, preparing for procedures, and maintaining a clean and organized work environment.
Requirements summary
Candidates must complete an accredited Nursing Assistant program or have military medical specialty training and be certified as a Nursing Assistant in Washington. A Basic Life Support certification and six months of related work experience, preferably in a hospital setting, are also required.
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Job description
Where You’ll Work Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891.
Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area.Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve.
This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth.Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education.
Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care.We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence.
When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.
Job Summary and Responsibilities This job is responsible for assisting with patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse; performs data entry, unit secretarial functions, and equipment processing.
Provides patient personal care/hygiene and physical comfort, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, skin care and bowel/bladder elimination.
Provides such additional care as required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of assigned patient based on skill, ability, limitations of scope of practice and patient acuity.
Prepares patient, equipment and supplies for specific procedures/examinations.
Performs, monitors, reports and documents all clinical activities within scope of practice.
Observes and reports changes in patient condition to the RN.
Obtains labels and transports a variety of samples (e.g. urine, stool, sputum specimens and blood products).
Provides patient information to nursing staff for inclusion in the interdisciplinary plan of care; documents relevant patient data in accordance with work unit standards.
Assists nursing staff in the admission, discharge and transfer of patient by performing activities such as inventory/storing patient belongings, providing patient with relevant personal care/comfort items, orienting patient/family and transporting patient to room or other location using wheelchairs, stretchers or patient bed.
Maintains a neat and organized work environment.
Orders, stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary, identifies and reports problems with supplies or equipment; enters equipment repair request in system, tags equipment and removes from service.
Verifies, orders and stocks supplies as needed.
Maintains order in the unit on a regular basis.
Cleans and returns charts and clipboards to appropriate places.
Cleans equipment and returns to appropriate locations.
Assists in maintaining overall appearance of the unit.
Initiates work orders for repairs and maintenance including appropriate follow up.
Labels and reports defective equipment and safety hazards.
Cleans keyboard(s) according to protocol.
Ensures only current forms are available and stocked and discards previous versions.
Conducts environmental roundings observing for; phone in place, plugs in good condition, equipment available, menu in drawer, all containers dated and labeled, no food or drink in clinical areas etc.
Job Requirements Completion of an accredited Nursing Assistant program Required OR Military medical specialty training and Certified Nursing Assistant: WA (CNA:WA), required Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR), required Six months related work experience, preferably in a hospital setting Experience in a specialty unit, preferred
