Summary of Duties
Provides activities of daily living and other specified patient care procedures for the adult and geriatric patient.
Essential Job Functions
Provides for patient’s activities of daily living with either total or partial assistance as directed by patient condition:
Bath or shower
Oral and/or denture care
Perineal care
Turning and repositioning every two hours or greater as indicated by patient need
Ambulation
Meal Assistance Performs indirect patient care tasks and unit functions: including but not limited to:
Answers call lights and relays information promptly to the nurses
Runs errands to obtain medications, supplies, etc.
Transports specimens
Inventories supplies; compiles list of needed supplies
Stocks supplies and patient meds when delivered to facility
Discharge preparation (packing personal items, transports patient, etc.)
Cleans and maintains unit and pati...