Patient Care Novice I

• Patient Care Documentation Documents patient care information to ensure timely and accurate completion of patient care records in accordance with policies and procedures
• Patient Information Communication Communicates and reports patient data and information to the RN to ensure appropriate and timely care is provided to the patient
• Patient Comfort & Support Provides psychological, physical and emotional support
• and answers questions about treatment plan, medications, diet or physicians instructions to ensure the patient is comfortable and understands all the information provided to them
• Coworker Onboarding & Training Assists in the onboarding and training of new coworkers to ensure all coworkers receive consistent and accurate information
• Inventory Levels Verifies inventory levels
• orders receives and stores supplies and equipment
• and maintains inventory and equipment logs
• Patient Care Performs delegated patient care activities as directed by medical staff, in a manner that is aligned with age specific needs of the patient to ensure safe, accurate and high-quality treatment of patients
• Patient Care provides activities of daily living (ADLs) including hygiene, assistance with feeding and elimination, positioning, mobility, and ambulation
• Skills gathers patient information such as vital signs, point-of-care glucose testing, intake and output, weights, specimen collection. Performs urinary catheter and ostomy care
• Supplies & Equipment: restocks patient room and unit supplies
• performs equipment checks
• Transportation transports patients by wheelchair, cart, bed, bassinet
• Communication answers call-lights, telephones, etc. Communicates and reports patient data and information to the RN
• Documentation records observations, actions, and interventions into the medical record

• Enrolled in program Must be enrolled in an Associate or Bachelor’s degree in nursing program fully accredited by either the CCNE (Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education) or NLNAC (National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission)
• Must have successfully completed one full rotation (semester, quarter, etc.) of nursing clinicals through a fully accredited school of nursing
• Must be in good standing in their program
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association

having participated in the Franciscan Alliance or local Division’s established Student Nurse Extern/Student Nurse Intern program