Nurse Assistant Job Description
Nurse assistant
provides consultation to non-prescribing mental health staff and medical staff about diagnosis, treatment and/or the need for psychiatric medication.
Nurse Assistant Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective nurse assistant job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included nurse assistant job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Participate in committee of the Center, such as Palliative Care, Infection Control and Pharmacy as assigned
Maintain adequate supplies and coordinate restocking of rooms
Coordinate assignments in accordance with resident care needs, including, time of bathes, feeding schedules, and rehab schedules
Establish partnerships, under the Direction of the Nurse Manager to assure all levels of nursing staff are working in a partnership relationship
Act as super users for EMR
Evaluate and conduct staff performance evaluations and development
Establish a system of assigning staff to residents
Collaborate with education to assure all required programs are scheduled and attended
Provides for personal care and safety needs of patients promptly under the supervision of licensed nursing staff including weighing the patient and obtaining vital signs as needed
Assists with the development and implementation of policies and procedures to insure efficient and effective delivery of health services in a unit
Nurse Assistant Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Nurse Assistant
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, CNA, CPR
Education for Nurse Assistant
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the nurse assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Education, Patient Care, Nursing Program, Certified Nursing Assistant, Associates, Health Care, Leadership, Science, Graduate
Skills for Nurse Assistant
Desired skills for nurse assistant include:
Medical terminology
Caring and comforting the sick
Disabled
Injured
Others requiring mental health
Personal assistance
Handling
Limited role of medication security
Storage and transport of non-narcotic medications under the approval and direction of a supervisor
Aseptic practices
Desired experience for nurse assistant includes:
Maintains a safe and caring environment for patients that is conducive to positive health teaching, and maintenance
Makes recommendations and provides opportunities for growth and development of personnel and arranges for appropriate education and training
Promotes a level of professionalism on the unit
Four years of office experience including two years of increasingly responsible experience in a human resource or related setting OR equivalent education/experience
Knowledge of general office procedure and protocol
Knowledge of policy and procedures related to human resources and payroll procedures
Nurse Assistant Examples
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Nurse Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a nurse assistant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for nurse assistant
- Notifies Nurse Manager of unusual conditions involving staff, patients, visitors, or colleagues
- Initiates educational/in-service programs within nursing unit, and participates in approved projects to enhance unit/staff development, in order to promote clinical and leadership skills
- Ensures operational functioning of the hospital during non-business hours
- Audit intraoperative records
- Work as charge nurse, as needed
- Facilitate timely starts and maximize efficiency for all cases
- Assist with perioperative staff education
- Assist with leave reports and audit employee attendance
- Perform staff evaluations and monthly rounding
- Prepares schedule for pre-assigned standby
Qualifications for nurse assistant
- Completion of a Nurse Assistant program with or without experience in the Nurse Assistant role or Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA-preferred) with or without experience in the Nurse Assistant role OR currently enrolled in a nursing program and have successfully completed the Fundamentals of Nursing course or foreign trained and licensed RN who has relocated to the United States and does not hold a Michigan RN license
- Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) preferred or are currently enrolled in a nursing program and have successfully completed Fundamentals of Nursing
- Must achieve and maintain appropriate facility identified national certification within one year of becoming ANM
- Additional Life Support Certifications per Department Standards
- Graduation (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing
- Working under the supervision of a RN/ LPN, the C.N.A
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Nurse Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of nurse assistant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for nurse assistant
- Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to residents and families
- Answers patient calls and determines how best to help them
- Provides physical support for patients with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising
- Ensures patients receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences
- Obtains and uses a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers and nurses about patient condition, treatment plans, and suggested activities to provide appropriate patient care
- Participate as a member of the health care team in providing patient care
- Maintain cleanliness and order in nursing units, diagnostic, and treatment areas
- Monitors performance of the staff and reports findings to the nurse manager or takes corrective action for improvement as appropriate
- Actively participates in the interview process/application selection
- Is involved in unit-department based budgeting and support of the budget
Qualifications for nurse assistant
- Provides leadership in determining allocation of resources (financial, human, material and/or informational) based on systems and processes producing high quality outcomes
- Manages the resources (financial, human, material, informational) of a complex program or service in a manner, which applies professional standards of practice in the most effective, efficient method resulting in favorable outcomes
- Mentors and/or precepts staff
- Collaborates in the establishment of and supports a system for recognition of accomplishments and achievements by employees
- Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates education strategies to meet complex care needs, quality of care and patient safety within changing practices environments for diverse population groups
- Preferred successful completion of a recognized Nurse Assistant training course and/or possesses a significant amount of Nurse Assistant experience
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Nurse Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of nurse assistant. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for nurse assistant
- Assists in establishing and maintains a patient care environment that is clean, safe, and conducive to patient/family well-being
- Prepare patient room for arrival, assists in transfers and or discharge of patients
- Measures and records food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff
- Records vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff or as ordered
- Examines patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises or blood in urine
- Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families
- Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA
- Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols
Qualifications for nurse assistant
- Completion of an accredited certified nursing assistant or patient care assistant program OR completion of one semester of clinical at an accredited associate or bachelor degree nursing program
- Required to maintain current BCLS certification
- Six (6) month of job-related experience and/or training
- State Certified Nursing Assistant
- One month of job-related experience and/or training
- Six months experience with direct patient care in an acute care or skilled nursing facility OR completion of an accredited certified nursing assistant program OR completion of one semester of clinical at an accredited associate or bachelor degree nursing program
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Nurse Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a nurse assistant. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for nurse assistant
- Previous working experience in specialized area such in acute nursing units preferred
- Certified Nurse Asst
- Successful completion of a Nurse Assistant Program, required
- CNA Cert or successful completion, 1 semester of clinical rotation
- Fingerprint Clearance
- Child Abuse History Clearance
Qualifications for nurse assistant
- Completion of a Nurse Assistant Certification program or equivalent
- CPR issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification
- The employee must have the ability to understand, communicate and react effectively to the unique needs of adolescent, adult and geriatric residents
- Must be currently listed as a Nursing Assistant I or II with no report of abuse or neglect by the Division of Facility Services
- CPR certification required and provided, or obtained during first week of hire
- Assumes the role of a staff nurse and is responsible for the delivery of coordinated nursing care for a patient or an assigned group of patients within a patient care unit and for the day-to-day management and supervision of the related clinical activities