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Job Summary Assists the Registered Nurse in providing patient care based on the individualized plan of care for a patient. As delegated, performs basic nursing activities and nursing activities requiring sterile technique, and additional clinical responsibilities as appropriate and necessary for patient population served. Conducts data collection, monitors and documents patient status. Ensures confidentiality of all patient information. Utilizes safe patient handling at all times. Informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status. Provides a neat and clean patient environment.
Accountabilities Provides patient care as delegated by the RN including, but not limited to, sterile and non-sterile soaks, application of sterile simple dressings and non sterile simple dressings, perineal care, removal of foley catheters, basic ostomy care, nasal cannula, phlebotomy, EKGs and incentive spirometry. Assists with casting and splinting. Completes orders per established protocol and under the direction of the RN. - 35%
• Performs patient care as delegated by the RN • Provides sterile and non-sterile soaks • Applies sterile simple dressings and non-sterile simple dressings • Performs perineal care • Removes foley catheters • Provides basic ostomy care • Uses nasal cannula • Performs phlebotomy • Conducts EKGs • Uses incentive spirometry • Assists with casting and splinting • Completes orders per established protocol
Performs data collection including vital signs, fluid intake and outake and basic and sterile specimen collection. Properly documents and maintains data on medical record and informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status. Charts all observations, clinical data, and procedures performed in EMR. - 20%
• Performs data collection including vital signs • Collects fluid intake and outake • Collects basic and sterile specimen • Documents data on medical record • Informs RN of activities performed • Charts observations, clinical data, and procedures performed in EMR
Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN. Reports lab values to RN. - 20%
• Performs point of care testing • Reports lab values to RN
Assists patients with activities of daily living. Assists the patient care team with transporting patients to diagnostic studies and to their floor assignments. Assists with positioning and ambulating patient. Assists with fall prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated. - 15%
• Assists patients with activities of daily living • Transports patients to diagnostic studies • Transports patients to floor assignments • Assists with positioning and ambulating patient • Assists with fall prevention interventions • Assists with patient restraints
Provides and documents comfort and non-pharmacological pain management measures. - 10%
• Provides comfort measures • Documents comfort measures • Provides non-pharmacological pain management measures • Documents non-pharmacological pain management measures
Minimum Qualifications Education - Job-related course work beyond high school such as Medical Corpsman training, EMT, Paramedic, Phlebotomy, Nursing Assistant, PCT, CMA or Surgical Technician No Experience required. One (1) year of experience in Nursing Assistant, PCT, Phlebotomist, Surgical Technician, Medical Corpsman, CMA, EMT or Paramedic is preferred.
Licensure - Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) OR certification in field of training (EMT, CMA, ST, Paramedic, etc.)
Other Required Skills/Experience All current NST job incumbents as of May 2010 will have a grace period of one year and will be required to be certified in field of training as stated in the minimum requirements by May 2011. All newly hired NST employees on or After May 2010 are required to meet the minimum qualifications of the job description upon hire.
Work Shift Variable (United States of America)
Location Oconee Medical Campus
Facility 1064 Oconee Memorial Hospital
Department 10646780 Emergency Department
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