Job Summary: Responsible for working with other healthcare professionals to help treat patients with various injuries, illnesses, or disabilities. Duties may include communicating with doctors and other Registered Nurses about patient needs, administering IVs and medications to aid their patients’ health and using medical equipment to monitor patients’ vital signs. Must be professional, have a friendly attitude and effective communication skills. Registered Nurse Responsibilities:

• Maintaining accurate, complete health care records and reports.
• Administering medications to patients and monitoring them for side effects and reactions.
• Prescribing assistive medical devices and related treatments.
• Recording patient vital signs and medical information.
• Ordering medical diagnostic and clinical tests.
• Monitoring, reporting, and recording symptoms or changes in patient conditions.
• Administering non-intravenous medications.
• Assessing, implementing, planning, or evaluating patient nursing care plans by working with healthcare team members.
• Modifying patient health treatment plans as indicated by patient conditions and responses.

Skills and Qualifications:

• RNs need to be organized as they often care for a number of patients at the same time
• A kind and compassionate RN will be considerate, sympathetic, non-judgmental and can comfort the patient.
• A vital skill for an RNs is to be able to interact well with patients, coworkers, and doctors. Communication skills are essential for good interaction.
• Patience will help an RN to cope with anxiety, misunderstandings and help to make good decisions.
• Dedication will help an RN to keep improving their skills and be committed to the patients.
• An RN spends long hours on their feet, requiring stamina. The job also requires physical strength when lifting and helping patients.
• An RN must be able to analyze, review and judge different situations they face and take the right actions according to the situation.

Registered Nurse Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in nursing.
• Pass the National Council Licensure Examination or NCLEX-RN.
• Current state licensure as a registered nurse and BLS certification required.
• American Heart Association BLS/CPR
• ACLS certification
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and hospital staff.
• Basic computer skills.
• Professional, friendly attitude.
• Experience in home health care.
• Experience in emergency room or intensive care.

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Job Summary: Personal Care Assistant must be compassionate and able to support clients living with physical, emotional, or cognitive impairments. Personal Care Assistant must prioritize the wellbeing of clients and demonstrate a caring approach. Personal Care Assistant Responsibilities:

• Providing immobile, recovering, or frail clients with support, company, and comfort.
• Dispensing medications, administering treatments, and assisting with exercise routines as prescribed.
• Reporting changes in the physical, mental, and emotional conditions of clients to relevant parties.
• Providing support with personal hygiene, including bathroom visits, bathing, dressing, and brushing teeth.
• Engaging clients in suitable activities, such as playing games, taking walks, or having conversations.
• Performing basic housekeeping duties, including cleaning, laundry, and preparing meals.
• Assisting clients with household finances, bills, and payments, as well as running errands.
• Accompanying clients on outings and arranging transportation to medical appointments.
• Providing mobility support, including assistance with walking aids and wheelchairs.
• Maintaining a hygienic, tidy, and safe environment.

Personal Care Assistant Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.
• National Caregiver Certification Course (NCCC) preferred.
• A minimum of two years of experience in a similar role.
• In-depth knowledge of best practices in providing personal care.
• Available to work irregular hours, including night shift, weekends, and holidays.
• Experience in administering prescribed medications and treatments.
• Extensive experience in assisting clients with mobility and personal hygiene.
• Ability to perform housekeeping tasks, prepare meals, pay household bills, and run errands.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, a caring approach, and physically fit.
• Ability to maintain a tidy and safe living environment.

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Job Summary: Assist nurses (RN or LPN) in providing the activities of daily living. Report To: Nurses and Director of Nursing Qualifications:

• Successfully complete a state-approved nurse’s aide training program
• Must understand English both written and spoken
• Must have current certification and registered with the locations state department of health
• Must be able to perform job related function safely and successfully, with or without reasonable accommodation required by federal, state, or local law

Main Functions:

• Care for multiple clients in a facility or home
• Observe client’s rights
• Provide personal care and assistance with activities of daily living
  • Bathing; Dressing
  • Feeding; Pass and pick-up food trays; Serve nourishments; keep record of intake and output
  • Transfer to and from bed or chair or other locations within the home or facility
  • Assist to and from toilet, assist with any toileting needs
  • Keep incontinent clients clean
  • Monitor and record bowel movements
  • Pass and empty bedpans, urinals, and emesis basins; Collect specimens such as urine, stool, and sputum
  • Reposition clients in bed or chair
  • Assist with personal and dental hygiene
  • Assist in ambulation
  • Make beds and change linens
  • Answer clients call bells and make rounds
  • Provide Post Mortem Care
  • Take and record vital signs, Measure and record height and weight
  • Record activities of daily living on flow sheets
  • Observe clients and note physical condition, attitude, reactions, appetite, etc. and report any changes to the nurse
  • Use safety devices and standard precautions to prevent the spread of infection and diseases
  • Evacuate residents in an emergency, according to fire and evacuation policy

Additional Functions:

• Assist nurse with admitting, transferring, and discharging residents/clients
• Assist nurse in giving treatments and examining residents
• Assist restorative and rehab care with proper instruction and supervision

Notable Functions:

• Report to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality

Equipment Used:

• Stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, scale, tray, carts, Hoyer lift, whirlpool tub, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, charts, linens, towels, standard precautions (gloves, googles, mask, aprons) thermometers, urinals, bed pans, commodes, and personal hygiene supplies

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