- Junior
- Escritório em Opelousas
Under the directions and supervision of professional and practical nursing staff, performs routine duties in caring for and ensuring the safety of patients.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Observes assigned patients and documents observations according to policy.
• Performs related work as required.
• Documents and maintains data or patient’s record.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment.
• Acts as a patient advocate.
• Cooperates as a member of the nursing unit, department and overall hospital team.
• Participates in performance improvement.
• Communicates pertinent data to appropriate parties.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Conducts himself/herself effectively in stressful situations.
• Approaches situations with distressed patients, families and visitors in a calm, professional manner.
Education: High School Diploma/GED required.
Certification: CPR required.
Additional Experience Preferred
• Current knowledge of clinical practice.
• Ability to operate and handle many kinds of complex equipment: copy machine, intercom system, telephones, computer and fax machine.
• Ability to demonstrate clinical competence and maintain current knowledge in caring for adolescent through geriatric patients.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Effectively handles frequent interruptions and distractions.
