Address
Form of work- Must be courteous to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- Takes and records patients' vital signs. Dresses wounds, gives enemas, douches, alcohol rubs, and massages.
- Applies compresses, ice bags, and hot water bottles.
- Observes patients and reports adverse reactions to medication or treatment to medical personnel in charge.
- Administers specified medication, orally or by subcutaneous or intermuscular injection, and notes time and amount on patients' charts.
- Assembles and uses such equipment as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, and oxygen suppliers.
- Collects samples, such as urine, blood, and sputum, from patients for testing and performs routine laboratory tests on samples.
- Sterilizes equipment and supplies.
- Prepares or examines food trays for prescribed diet and feeds patients. Records food and fluid intake and output.
- Bathes, dresses, and assists patients in walking and turning.
- Cleans rooms, makes beds, and answers patients' calls.
- Washes and dresses bodies of deceased persons.
- Assists in delivery, care, and feeding of infants.
- Inventories and requisitions supplies.
- Performs tracheotomy care, colostomy care, wound care and dressing changes.
- Demonstrates through clinical practice the use of universal precautions, understands the OSHA Blood-borne Pathogens Standards.
- Demonstrates a thorough knowledge and/or practice in the prevention of TB transmission and adheres to all other infection control policies.
- Must wear facility provided identification badge at all times.
- Other duties may be assigned.
- High School diploma or equivalent. CNA.
- 6 months experience in a health care setting
- Reads, writes, understands English
- Must have taken the EKG course.
- BLS
- Phlebotomy
