Shift: (Weekends Only 7:30-4:00pm, 3:30pm-12 Midnight or 11:30 pm to 8:00am)-15 hours
Purpose of Position:
Under direct supervision of a Professional Nurse, Practical Nurse or other assigned professional staff member, performs activities and procedures of a non-professional nature involving direct relationships with patients, or participates as a member of a treatment, nursing, medical, health care team in implementing appropriate regimens.
Examples of Typical Tasks:
1. Assists with physical care of selected patients. Performs assigned procedures such as changing of simple dressings, taking vital signs, giving enemas, ect. Records personal care given.
2. Prepares patient from examination by performing assigned procedures such as temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight and measurements, and assists in the examination process and records findings on patient chart.
3. Observes patients' and/or families' condition, mental state and social behavior. Reports observations.
4. Participates in nursing and interdisciplinary Health team conferences to assess patients' and families' needs and to plan nursing care programs.
5. Performs related duties.
