Sinai Chicago

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GENERAL SUMMARY/BASIC PURPOSE OF JOB: The unlicensed assistant personnel perform(s) direct patient care and a variety of clinical and environmental tasks delegated by, and under the direction of the Registered Nurse. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES • Accepts and carries out assignments from Registered Nurse/designee in consideration of unit needs and as appropriate to clinical experience. • Answers call lights promptly; and responds to patient needs when within the realm of the job description and communicates other patient needs to the patient's nurse. • Provides general comfort measures to patients including, but not limited to: positioning, turning, back rubs, linen change, ambulating, dangling, sitting, walking, and offering bed pan. • Cares for patients in a manner that demonstrates understanding of their cognitive, physical, emotional and age specifics needs. • Performs patient care rounds and anticipates patient care needs. MINIMUM EDUCATION: • High School graduate or GED required. • Graduate of Basic Nursing Assistant Program required MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE: • Minimum one-year hospital/comparable experience within the last 5 years preferred. REQUIRED LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS: • Certified by Illinois Department of Public Health.