Job description ( Nursing Assistant )

Job description for nursing assistant/

1. GM Siddiqui Clinical Instructor The Kidney Center PGTI

2. A job description is a document intended to provide job applicants with an outline of the main duties and responsibilities of the role for which they are applyin g

3. Why it is so important ?

4. Job description is an essential part of the job application process as, with the right information, it should help applicants to determine whether the role is in line with their skill set and whether it is a job they actually want to do.

5. Nursing Assistant

6. A nursing assistant’s main role is to provide basic care to patients, as well as assist them in daily activities they might have trouble with on their own, such as bathing. Because of the personal nature of the job, a nursing assistant job description must include ability to be compassionate and enjoy helping others. in nursing or long-term care facilities, a NA is often a patient’s main caregiver

7. JOB DESCRIPTION OF NURSING ASSISTANT

8. SUMMARY Nursing Assistant assist patients with daily activities and Responsible for caring for elderly, disabled, mentally ill, or injured patients in a healthcare setting. Performs direct care duties, including bathing, feeding, dressing, and ambulating

9. CORE FUNCTIONS Perform routine tasks under the supervision of registered nurses/ Senior Nursing Assistant. Take patient's temperature, pulse, and respiration rate. Take blood pressure and determine if range is abnormal

10. Prepare and serve meals. Feed patient and mash up food if necessary Answer calls for help and determine if additional help is needed.

11. Bathe and dress patient . Make beds and perform light housekeeping duties in patient's room . Take patient on walks

12. Deliver them to operating rooms. Set up equipment Provide skin care. Store and move supplies.

13. Observe fluid intake and output. Report abnormal changes or patterns to senior nursing staff. Develop nurturing relationships with patient.

14. Empty bedpans and change dirty linens. Report violent behavior. Follow proper procedures for lifting and moving patients.