Nursing Assistant Job Description
Nursing assistant
provides basic patient care and makes visual observations reporting abnormalities in accordance with established nursing procedures and policies; documents observations and direct care information in patient's medical record.
Nursing Assistant Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective nursing assistant job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included nursing assistant job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Complete tasks related to the hospital's environment of care, maintenance of equipment and supplies, safety surveillance, and routine unit functions
Provide best health practices for patients
Assist facility staff with assigned tasks and responsibilities
Assists patients in and out of chair, bed wheelchair, stretcher
Makes bed, both occupied and unoccupied
Assists with meals and nourishment including water and fluids
Communicate effectively with residents and their families at all levels of the organization
Maintains an orderly unit environment with sufficient supplies and and equipment in order to facilitate staff performance of patient care
Contributes to effective communication as it relates to the provision of patient care and the efficient operation needs of the unit
Facilitates the admission, discharge and transfer of patients on and off the unit in accordance with established policies and procedures
Nursing Assistant Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Nursing Assistant
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CNA, AZ, BCLS, CPR, BLS, MA, CPI
Education for Nursing Assistant
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the nursing assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Bachelor's Degree in Education, Health Care, Department of Education, Nursing Program, Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Graduate, High School Education, Nursing Education, Patient Care
Skills for Nursing Assistant
Desired skills for nursing assistant include:
Medical terminology
Basic nursing techniques and procedures
Basic medical terminology
Aseptic practices
Cardio-pulmonary techniques
Body mechanics and transfer techniques
Computer data entry/retrieval skills
Prior experience with electronic medical record systems
Basic patient/resident care skills
Aseptic practices and cardio-pulmonary techniques
Desired experience for nursing assistant includes:
Provide feedback to the Director of Resident Care and Charge LPN regarding resident care and report changes in resident's status
Provide direct resident care as assigned by the Charge Nurse, Aide or Director of Resident Care
Deliver residents' meals
Provides direct patient care to all patients as a member of the Med-Surg care team
Experience in geriatrics and/or psychiatry preferred
Deliver resident nourishments
Nursing Assistant Examples
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Nursing Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a nursing assistant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for nursing assistant
- Work with charge nurse to monitor client care
- Deliver resident meals
- Provide direct patient care, as directed by the Registered Nurse (RN), in a safe and timely manner
- Assists patients with bathing, feeding and hygiene needs
- Gathers patient data and documents accurately in the medical record
- Promptly notifies the RN of abnormal data or changes in patient condition
- Communicates with members of the care team
- Transports patients using wheelchair or cart
- Assists patients to walk or transfer
- Reposition patients for comfort and care needsUtilizes safe patient moving equipment
Qualifications for nursing assistant
- Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff
- Nursing Assistant Certificate from an accredited program
- Must be able to pass and maintain clearance for a Public Trust Position, if working with specific patients
- Communicates respectfully
- Customer service/patient advocacy
- Experience in psychiatry preferred
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of nursing assistant. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for nursing assistant
- The NA collaborates with unit leadership in coordinating the day to day activities of the patient care unit
- The NA serves as a resource for physicians and other members of the health care team for the electronic medical record
- Assist or delivers direct patient care including bathing, grooming, feeding, toileting, repositioning, and ambulation with accurate and timely documentation in the medical record of patients
- Demonstrate ability to meet ADL of neonates, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients
- Obtain vital signs timely as ordered by the physician and documents in the MR
- Answers call lights without delay and responds to request or relays information in a timely manner
- Assist with transfers of patients
- Prepares room for receiving of patients
- Changes linens as needed
- Make rounds to check status of patients and reports needs or changes in condition to the appropriate nurse
Qualifications for nursing assistant
- Nursing Assistant experience is preferred
- Experience in geriatrics and psychiatry preferred
- Experience as Endo Tech a plus
- Student Nurses who have successfully completed their first clinical experience with documentation of skills from clinical faculty are exempt from this requirement
- Certificate as a Certified Nursing Assistant
- Ensures patient water pitchers are filled and snacks are offered
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a nursing 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 nursing assistant
- Documents on the nursing progress record, and other patient care forms
- Attend resident care conference when appropriate
- Performs CPR and maintains current CPR certification
- Assist with the cleaning of the unit by maintaining cleanliness and organization of supplies
- Prepares patients for discharge and transports to awaiting vehicle and documents on the nurses notes
- Performs job duties within their scope of training
- Attends at least 12 hours of in-service education per calendar year
- Must assist the nursies in caring for low and high risk post partum Moms and Newborns post OP GYN patients
- Must actively exhibit and promote Patient Family Centered care Model the Baby Friendly Philolsophy
- 1 year CNA experience-preferred
Qualifications for nursing assistant
- Minimum of 2 years pediatric experience required
- Current AZ CNA certification or current AZ LNA or successful completion and documentation of a Nursing Assistant training program or six months of NA experience or current EMT certification and six months of patient care experience
- Working knowledge of Nursing Assistant function
- Certified Nursing Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant
- Graduate of accredited medical or nursing assistant program or equivalent experience
- CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT in state of Illinois
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a nursing assistant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for nursing assistant
- Takes and records patient temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake-output measurement as directed by appropriate personnel in a caring and efficient manner and documents information in EPIC
- Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic health care environment by cleaning rooms and equipment, preparing for sterilization and disinfection, promptly reporting damaged equipment and other problems to appropriate personnel, and efficiently and properly handling linen and supplies
- Serves the organization with honesty and integrity by complying with all organizational and departmental policies and procedures
- Measuring vital signs, height, weight
- Cleansing and retention enemas
- Simple treatments
- Change sterile dressings
- Assist a Registered Nurse with oxygen therapy
- Prepares patients for tests
- Collects specimens such as urine, sputum and stool
Qualifications for nursing assistant
- 1+ years of Acute Care experience as a Nursing Assistant in a Hospital setting is Preferred
- Orientation before beginning clinical orientation on the nursing unit
- Experience in psychiatry is preferred
- Current Certified Nursing Assistant certificate
- Ability to communicate the English language verbally and in writing with staff and patients
- Current Certified Nursing Assistant certificate and Current BLS required
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a nursing 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 nursing assistant
- Makes beds
- Transports patients who may require close observation and support
- Measures and records vital signs, height and weight, intake and output
- Assists members of Radiology team by obtaining necessary supplies and equipment
- Completes annual competency review
- Assists Radiology Technologists to positions patients as needed
- Assures safety during transportation process
- Assists members of the Radiology team by obtaining necessary supplies and equipment
- Assists radiology technologists to position patients as needed
- Prepare rooms for admission
Qualifications for nursing assistant
- Current Certified Nursing Assistant certificate and BLS required
- 1-2 years CNA experience required
- 1 year postpartum experience preferred
- Requires previous Nurse Assistant experience of 2-5 years in a hospital or post acute environment or graduate of the SCROC CCT Program or demonstrated equivalency (such as experience as a corpsman, EMT, foreign-licensed RN or MD), completion of 2nd semester of accredited Registered Nursing Program, HHA with 1-2 years experience
- Current license in MA as a Certified Nurse Assistant
- Transport soiled instruments to Central processing for appropriate sterilization/sanitation procedure