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Pre-T Nurse Aide

Carespring Health Care Management

#Patient Support #Infection Control #Nursing Department #STNA #Clinical Work #Nurse Aide Training #NATCEP #Licensure Test #Unlicensed Team Member

Quick overview

Responsibilities

include answering call lights, assisting with patient hydration and snacks, making patient beds, and managing personal laundry and linen closets following infection control procedures. The role also involves setting dining tables, passing meal trays and drinks, providing one-on-one companionship, and completing other non-direct care tasks assigned by nursing staff.

Requirements summary

This is an unlicensed position for individuals enrolled in a nurse aide training program who cannot perform direct physical patient care during this pre-training period. The team member must pass the licensure test to become a State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) within four months or face termination or reassignment.

Infection ControlAnswering Call LightsActivity AssistanceLaundry ManagementBed MakingPatient HydrationMeal Service AssistancePatient CompanionshipPersonal Item MarkingNon-Direct Care Tasks

Job description

This position is an unlicensed team member that works in the nursing department prior to the completion of the nurse aide training program.

Pay Rate

$14 - $16.50 an hour, once certified as STNA pay increase

General considerations

The team member during this “prior to training” period, can’t perform any direct/physical patient care
The position is part of the Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP)
Once this team member completes the nurse aide classes and required clinical work, the team member is considered a Nurse Aide in Training (NAT).
The facility may not use any individual working in the facility as a nurse aide for more than 4 months under the Pre-T or NAT positions. The team member must pass the licensure test to become a STNA during this time period. If the team member fails to pass the licensure test in the 4 month period, they either have to be terminated or be moved to a non-nursing position

Responsibilities

1. Answer call lights 2. Pass ice and water to patients between meals. Assist with hydration cart and HS snack pass 3. Assist with making patient beds 4. Assist with laundry portion of STNA job:
Put away patient’s clean personal laundry.
Stock the clean linen closets following proper infection control techniques
Clean and organize patient drawers under the direction of patient/responsible party
Empty soiled utility containers in outside trash

1. Mark personal items (i.e. toothbrush, denture cups, toothpaste, etc…) to prevent cross contamination 2. Set dining room tables (linens and silver ware) in prep for meal service 3. Meal Service – team member is not permitted to feed any patient
Passing trays and drinks to residents in dining room
Delivering room trays to patients room

1. Perform one on one visits/companionship with patients 2. Complete any other non-direct care task assigned by nurse or unit manager 3. Assist with activities if no other nursing related activities are needed

Hillspring is an EOE/M/F/D/V and Smoke-Free Workplace

Pre-T Nurse Aide

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