Nurse Aide
Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida
Description: Abbott Scientific is currently interviewing Nurse Aide right now, this position will be placed in Florida. More details about this position opportunity please read the description below. We are dedicated to providing quality professional services and products to select organizations within the health care environment. We are a financial, strategic planning, and operational management firm offering a v! ariety of professional services enabling clients to operate in an efficient and cost-effective manner. We focus on health care reimbursement, operations, strategic planning, and physician-related areas as well as other services that you have been accustomed to over the years, which have been provided to you by us as health care professionals.
Description
This position provides administrative support to patient care area(s) and quality patient care services under the supervision of a licensed professional.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provides administrative support to the unit by answering telephones and nurse call system,
taking messages, routing calls or notifying the appropriate individual(s), printing and posting On-Call schedules, checking and sending faxes, assigning, distributing, and retrieving ASCOM phones, and assisting with developing/modifying staff schedules, maintaining and reconciling patient census in c! omputer system, and performing quality control audits of elect! ronic medical records.
Assists licensed professional nurse with the admission, transfer, and discharge process by maintaining/verifying patient information in computer system, assigning and setting of beds for new patients, ensuring code sheets and patient ID/allergy bands are in the room and necessary paperwork are in the patient chart, and updating patient boards.
Assists with basic delivery of patient care - medical and laboratory procedures, nutritional needs, daily activities including sitting as assigned, and transporting patients- as assigned by licensed professional using age and developmentally appropriate standards.
Provides coverage at nursing station during critical periods (i.e. assessments and rounds).
Provides and documents continuous visual monitoring of suicidal patients and patients at risk, as assigned by licensed professional nurse using age and developmentally appropriate standards.
Orders and maintains department and patient care eq! uipment and unit supplies as assigned using established standards.
Communicates information relating to job activities, needs and responsibilities for the assigned shift in prioritizing and delivery of patient care and administrative support.
Assists and participates in continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of care and services provided.
Ensures that customers receive the best service possible by rounding on patients and families to assure their needs are being met and concerns are satisfactorily resolved.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
High school graduate or equivalent required.
One (1) year previous clinical hospital experience preferred.
Must satisfactorily complete all skills and requirements.
Competencies, as defined by the department, must be completed within six months of hire.
Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills required
Demonstrated leadership abilities and documentation of on! going development and training.
American Heart Association BLS for ! Healthcare Providers course completion care or the American Red Cross course equivalent, which is CPR/AED for the professional rescuer, required.
Must be able to successfully pass the Basic Windows Skill Assessment at 80% or higher rating within 30 days of date of hire.
We focus on health care reimbursement, operations, strategic plannng, and physician-related areas as well as other services that you have been accustomed to over the years. The professional health care careers of our leadership spans over three decades and encompass a wide-range of health care topics. We recognize that all consulting engagements are unique. As such, all engagements are tailored to meet the specific needs of each client drawing upon our experience in similar situations. Our reputation is built upon a history of providing quality service to our valued clients.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume! to Abbott Scientific.
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This position starts available on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 05:08:48 GMT