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About the Role

Wellstar is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Care Partner/Nurse Assistant to join their team. This role focuses on enhancing the patient experience by assisting with daily living activities, comfort measures, and basic patient care functions under the direction of a Registered Nurse. The position is ideal for individuals who want to make a difference in the healthcare industry and value a supportive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Promote a positive patient experience by partnering with the healthcare team.
• Assist with daily living activities and comfort measures.
• Perform basic patient care functions such as ADLs, ambulation, and vital signs.
• Perform approved advanced technical skills, which may include phlebotomy, simple treatments, dressing changes, oral suctioning, and discontinuing Foley catheters.
• Perform clerical functions such as data retrieval, maintaining unit supplies, and transporting supplies/patient medications.
• Work in a fast-paced environment requiring multi-tasking and effective communication.
• Perform under stressful conditions with a compassionate, respectful, and service mindset.
• Take direction from a variety of care providers.
• Support an environment of healing or wellness for patients.
• Follow the plan of care as assigned or instructed by a licensed professional.
• Engage the patient and family in compliance with the treatment plan.
• Contribute to the plan of care or treatment based on assigned tasks and patient/family input.
• Implement all safety interventions to minimize risk.
• Protect the rights and dignity of patients.
• Maintain confidentiality adhering to HIPAA regulations.
• Participate in hourly patient rounding.
• Answer telephone and call lights promptly and professionally.
• Resolve patient concerns or escalate to the charge nurse.
• Proactively offer assistance and comfort measures to patients and families.
• Present self in a positive and professional manner.
• Provide patient care needs (e.g., hygiene, nutrition, elimination, physical comfort measures).
• Perform additional advanced skills based on unit specific requirements (e.g., phlebotomy, EKG, removal of Foley catheters and removal of IVs).
• Assist RN and other members of the health care team with care delivery as assigned.
• Assist in direct patient admission.
• Monitor data entry for key patient safety information.
• Participate in charge reconciliation.
• Perform audits as requested.
• Support initiatives of the Health care team.
• Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives.
• Support professional nursing practice.
• Transport unit supplies, patient care supplies, medications and equipment as assigned.
• Practice accountability.
• Use effective written and oral communication skills with patients, staff, physicians, family and visitors.
• Use safety communication techniques.
• Communicate completion of assignment/duties to RN or Charge Nurse.
• Document completion of patient care in EMR.
• Communicate patient care concerns/problems/emergencies to the RN or Charge Nurse in a timely manner.
• Use positive and respectful communication with all members of the healthcare team, patients and families.
• Maintain equipment (e.g., blood pressure machines, glucometers, and other patient care equipment).
• Communicate with patient and updates white boards with information.
• Maintain and act as unit expert regarding patient care documentation tools related to their role in the event of downtime.
• Provide a safe environment for the provision of patient care.
• Consistent use of proper hand hygiene.
• Keep patient rooms and unit areas clean and free of clutter.
• Follow appropriate PPE/Infection control policies.
• Reinforce the importance of universal precautions with patient and patients family.
• Utilize proper body mechanics and patient safe handling devices.
• Perform environment of care rounds.

Requirements

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to perform under stressful conditions.
• Must be able to take direction from a variety of care providers.
• Must be organized.
• Wellstar minimum age of hire is 16.

Skills

• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Ability to follow detailed directions.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Clear verbal and written communication.
• Ability to document.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
• Compassionate, respectful, and service mindset.
• Multi-tasking.
• Effective communication.

Location

• Paulding campus
• Night Shift

Work Type

• Part time
• 36 hrs every 2 weeks minimum
• 3 12 hour shifts

Experience Level

• N/A

Education Level

• Rising Senior in Good Standing Other or GED Other-Preferred or Other / Certificate Other-Preferred
• Graduation from a State approved program for Certified Nursing Assistants or Patient Care Tech Program Upon Hire Preferred

Benefits

• Support to do more meaningful work
• Rewarding life

About the Company

• Wellstar's mission is to enhance the health and well-being of every person they serve.
• Wellstar is a shining example of what's possible when professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry.
• Wellstar is the most integrated health system in Georgia.