SUMMARY:

The unlicensed assistant personnel perform(s) direct patient care and a variety of clinical and environmental tasks delegated by, and under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:

· Accept and carries out assignments from Registered Nurse/designee in consideration of unit needs and as appropriate to clinical experience.

· Answer call lights promptly; and responds to patient needs when within the realm of the job description and communicates other patient needs to the patient's nurse.

· Provide general comfort measures to patients including, but not limited to: positioning, turning, back rubs, linen change, ambulating, dangling, sitting, walking, and offering bed pan.

· Care for patients in a manner that demonstrates understanding of their cognitive, physical, emotional and age-specific needs.

· Perform patient care rounds and anticipate patient care needs.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• High School graduate or GED required.

• Graduate of Basic Nursing Assistant Program required
• Minimum one-year hospital/comparable experience within the last 5 years preferred.
REQUIRED LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Certified by Illinois Department of Public Health.