Nursing Assistant or Will-Train/Trainee, Med Surg

1. Must be courteous to patients, customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
2. Identify and locate needed accessories to facilitate transport.
3. Answering call lights.
4. Making beds both empty and occupied.
5. Setting up all equipment routinely used on their home base units.
6. Preparing room for admission.
7. Assist with patient discharges
8. Removal of linens.
9. Answering telephone.
10. Must wear facility provided identification badge.
11. Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family member, visitors, volunteers, and co-workers.
12. Facilitate communication to RNs to provide best care possible for patients
13. Performs other work-related duties and activities as assigned or requested by his/her immediate supervisor.

Additional NURSING ASSISTANT PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Transports patients via wheelchairs and stretchers.
2. Vital signs, oxygen saturation, weights, and non-invasive specimen collection.
3. Turning and positioning patients, range of motion, ambulation, and toiletry.
4. Assistance with all ADL's and complete care as needed.
5. Setting up, assisting and educating patients, with commodes, bedpans, urinals, sitz baths, walkers, wheelchairs, slings, venodyne boots, crutches, specific precautions- with input from PT as needed
6. Appropriate emptying and/or recording of all drainage devices.
7. Postmortem care.

Nursing Assistant Trainee (Apprenticeship Program) – Grade FHS5, Job Code: 00351

• Ability to read, write and communication in English
• Obtain BLS Certification upon completion of the Apprenticeship Program
• The Nursing Assistant Registered Apprenticeship Program:
  1. Includes a classroom curriculum with an accredited Nursing Assistant Program
  2. Includes on-the-job training 
  3. Must successfully complete Program within 6 months of hire into Trainee role
• Upon completion of the Falmouth Hospital Nursing Assistant Apprenticeship Program, incumbent will transfer into the Nursing Assistant, Grade FHS5A, Job Code: 00333. 

Nursing Assistant, Will-Train – Grade FHS5, Job Code: 00444

• Ability to read,- write and communication in English
• Obtain BLS Certification upon completion of the Will-Train program
• Upon completion of the Falmouth Hospital Nursing Assistant Will-Train program, successful passage of the Falmouth Hospital written competency exam for Nursing Assistant
• Upon completion of the Falmouth Hospital Nursing Assistant Will-Train program, incumbent will transfer into the Nursing Assistant, Grade FHS5A, Job Code: 00333

Nursing Assistant – Grade FHS5A, Job Code: 00333

• Ability to read, write and communication in English
• Must meet at least one of the following qualifications:
  1. Successful completion of a Nursing Assistant Program
  2. Successful completion of a Medical Assistant Program
  3. Successful completion of an EMT Program
  4. Successful completed of an LPN Program
  5. Equivalent clinical Military experience
  6. Completed at least one year of an accredited Nursing School Program
  7. Successful completion of the Falmouth Hospital Nursing Assistant Will-Train or Trainee program
• Current Basic Life Support Certification
• Successful passage of CPI training within 6 months from hire and must maintain recertification annually