Nurse Aide in Training
Regency Integrated Health Services
- Yoakum, TX
- Training
- Full-time
- A local program offered by a community college or technical school.
- An internship and a waiver to skip the class but be able to pass a skills check and practice exam provided by the facility, that qualifies the employee to schedule for testing.
- Provide residents with comfort and safety; including being able to detect and report situations that may cause resident accidents or injuries.
- Carry out duties and responsibilities in accordance with resident care policy and procedure.
- Assist in customary daily requirements and tasks in care and treatment such as bathing, feeding, dressing, observing intake of food, care of hair, nails, moving residents from area to area, lifting, and transferring.
- Utilize and log in care provided into Electronic Medical Records system.
- Measure and record vital signs.
- Observe and report symptoms, reactions, and changes of conditions to residents to nursing staff.
- Maintain care of equipment and supplies.
- Walk with ambulatory residents or push in a wheelchair as required.
- Safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching and lifting in excess of 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Answer call lights in a timely manner, trying to address the need of the resident or determine if assistance is needed from a Charge Nurse or another department.
- Always provide good customer service - tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations.
- Other duties as assigned by Administrator or Nurse Management.
- High School Diploma or GED is high preferred.
- Experience as a caregiver is preferred.
- Good communication skills.