Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board
Description
Job Summary:
Under direct supervision, performs routine patient care duties following all assignments given by the Registered Nurse in charge of Emergency Services. Assists in treatment rooms. Essential Responsibilities:
- Completes documentation and functions as information source for patients when appropriate.
- Responsible for adhering to all standards of nursing care and for promoting teamwork among co-workers.
- Patient Health Care: Instruct patients on general health and basic self care procedures.
- Review, explain and clarify physician orders with patient or parent.
- Instruct patients in use of home equipment.
- Administer patient first aid.
- Apply orthopedic appliances.
- Apply and remove dressings.
- Execute treatments such as urinary catheterizations, bladder irrigations and installations, suctioning procedures, throat irrigations.
- Follow standard infection control procedures.
- Give enemas.
- Initiate emergency procedures (including CPR) and provide emergency patient treatment.
- Irrigate and pack wounds.
- Safely Lift patients.
- Monitor patients vital signs and for bleeding.
- Observe machine monitors.
- Perform inhalation therapy and surgical preps.
- Prepare and position patients for procedures.
- Respond to Code Blues.
- Take and record patient vital signs, height, weight, etc.
- Obtain patient specimens.
- Prepare samples and specimens for lab analysis.
- Perform waive testing, including but not limited to blood glucose, urine dip, and pregnancy testing.
- Check patients vision with Snellen chart.
- Assist physician in obtaining tissue specimens and biopsies.
- Restrain or support patient during procedures.
- Select and pass instruments.
- Deliver food trays to patients.
- Heat and serve patient meals.
- Records and Patient Information: Schedule, cancel or reschedule patient appointments, when necessary.
- Direct members to appropriate department.
- Question patients regarding nature or illness and medical problems.
- Make initial assessment of patient condition.
- Fill out maintenance forms, as appropriate.
- Fill out laboratory, x-ray, diagnostic test requisitions or specialized test forms.
- Complete referral forms, as necessary.
- Obtain patient signature on consent forms.
- Record all procedures and activities during emergencies.
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