Communications Operator

About This Role

This role involves providing nursing assistance and personal care services to patients with physical and/or mental impairments. The individual will perform various care tasks, maintain documentation, observe patient changes, and ensure patient comfort and safety.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing assistance and personal care services for patients with physical and/or mental impairments
• Provide physical care, activities of daily living, activity-focused care, patient feeding, bathing, personal hygiene care, ambulation, transfer, and repositioning of residents
• Perform treatment measures as directed by the nurse
• Assist patient with range of motion exercises and follow restorative nursing plans
• Prepare and/or maintain daily flow sheet of nursing notes, records, and reports, completing assigned documentation
• Observe and report changes in patient behavior and/or physical appearance to the nurse
• Inspect and observe assigned residents during work shift, ensuring resident comfort, safety, and necessary care
• Assist physician and/or nurse by steadying and positioning patients for treatments
• Use knowledge and skills for effective infection control practices, including isolation techniques, standard precautions, skin care, handwashing, and disinfection procedures
• Perform routine cleaning of patient units, including changing bed linens, cleaning beds and wheelchairs, cleaning patient care equipment, and maintaining general sanitation of all nursing areas
• Keep inventory of residents’ clothing and belongings

Requirements

• Successful completion of the 120 hour Illinois Dept. of Public Health approved Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program (as evidenced by a certificate embossed as an approved educational program by IDPH or the equivalent as determined by IDPH and evidenced by a letter verifying current inclusion on the Assistant Nurse Registry maintained by the IDPH)

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the 120 hour Illinois Dept. of Public Health approved Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program or equivalent

Benefits

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