Job description
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Department: Medical Surgical Unit
Position is located: Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Work Type: Full Time
36 hours per week
Work Schedule: 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM
This position is eligible for a $2,000.00 (less taxes) sign on bonus with a 1 year work commitment.
*NLH member employees and those with a service break less than one year are not eligible.*
Summary:
Provides direct and in-direct patient care under direction of nursing staff. Performs duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens. May transfer or transport patients.
- Communicates and interacts with patients and families, physicians, peers and other health care members to maximize successful customer outcomes and maximize function of the unit.
- Precepts team members to job function
- Orients patient to hospital environment and routine
- Attends and serves on one unit committee or educational peer opportunity to improve quality and/or engagement.
- Documents all aspects of patient care in a timely manner.
- Participates in unit quality improvement initiatives.
- Communicates appropriate information and patient needs to oncoming staff at change of shift and to RN in a timely manner for follow up.
- Provides care in accordance with the patient's plan of care.
- Label and Delivers specimens per policy.
- Maintains a safe environment complying with NLH policies and procedures; reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed.
- May perform other duties upon request.
Essential:
- Effectively Communicates: Listens, speaks and writes appropriately, using clear language. Communication methods are fitting to the message(s), audience, and situation and follow-ups are regular and timely. Shows that important (non-) verbal information is absorbed and understood and asks further questions to clarify when necessary. Expresses ideas and views clearly to others and has ability to adjust use of language to the audiences' level.
- No previous experience required.
- Provides Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrates understanding of patient care quality and service as organizational priority. Proactively supports change to improve patient experience and results. Exhibits the ability and willingness to find out what the patient wants and needs and to act accordingly, taking the organizational and outside resources into account. Cooperates, collaborates, communicates, and integrates care within and between teams to ensure that care is continuous and reliable.
Essential:
- Certified Nursing Assistant
Essential:
- No Minimum Requirement
Essential:
- Lifting, moving and loading 30 to 50 pounds.
- Alternate shift schedules (day, evening, nights, weekends).
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