Other Functions:
• Organizes equipment and supplies
• Completes bedmaking and cleaning assignments on the unit
• Performs and documents perineal care, and applies unsterile hot/cold packs/compresses, bandages, and elastic stockings
• Safely and correctly operates equipment (i.e. beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, hypo/hyperthermia unit, mechanical lifts, bed scales)
• Presents a pleasant, courteous, effective manner with telephone conversations and interactions with others
• Orders stock; maintains and enters charged items at the end of the shift according to procedure
• Orients new personnel in desk orientation
• Assists with admitting, physical examination, transferring, and discharging patients
• Transports patients, lab work, specimens, and blood
• Adheres to Universal precaution, infection control, OSHA, and other regulatory policies and procedures. Maintains safe work practices and follows facility safety procedures
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned