Responsibilities:
* Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), assists with patients' activities of daily living and plan of care.
* Communicates with and supports healthcare team, patients and/or patient's family or significant other(s). Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.
* Supports the activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, oral care, feeding, toileting/hygiene, and assisting with mobility and transport. Demonstrate standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patient practice.
* Performs technical duties as directed by RN, such as phlebotomy, vital signs, point of care testing, EKGs, Foley catheter care specific to population served and documents appropriately.
* Identifies and communicates changes in patient's status to RN and responds appropriately. Demonstrate standard precautions including the care of patients in isolation and safe patients' practice.
* Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues.
* Participates in Cooper patient satisfaction initiatives and goals. Participates in the performance improvement activities. Assists in the orientation of new hires.
* Completes annual unit-specific competencies by specified due date.
* Attend Staff Meetings when available for documents review of staff meeting minutes.
* Assists in admission, transfers and discharges of patients to and from the unit.
Qualifications:
Shift Requirements:
FT- 36 hour a week: 7PM-7AM
* -6 weekend shifts in a 6 week-schedule
* Every other major holiday and 1 additional major holiday
* 2 hallmark holidays
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