Job Location: Choctaw Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 

　　General Summary: This position assists the nursing staff in rendering basic nursing care to assigned patients. The incumbent provides direct and indirect care following physician and nursing orders. Provides patient care/services for all stages of the lifespan including pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.

　　Essential Functions:

　　Demonstrates commitment to philosophies, goals, standards of care, standards of personal conduct and behavior.Provides personal care such as bathing, linen changes, mouth care, skin care and other related activities.Ensures routine treatments/procedures and vital signs are completed and recorded.Completes procedures for admissions, transfers, discharges, expirations, and pre and post operative care.Demonstrates proper technique when turning and positioning, transferring and ambulating patients.Assists with nutritional needs by preparing patients for meals, assisting/feeding, distributing snacks and recording intake and output.Assists with elimination needs by offering bedpans/urinals, keeping incontinent patients clean and dry and battery of tests/specimens as ordered.Aide in maintaining a safe and clean environment.Helps maintain patient safety by keeping side-rails up, call bells in reach and providing other safety practices as indicated.Assures that patient beds are labeled, and patient identifications bands are in place.Demonstrate effective communication skills to treat patients/others with dignity and respect.Assumes responsibility for staying informed about updates and changes to policies by attendance at staff meetings.Provides patient safety, hygiene, and personal care regarding age-specific needs.