 Assist residents with performing basic tasks such as

eating, dressing and toileting when necessary

 Respond immediately to calls from patients for assistance
or treatment and alert medical staff to pending
emergency situations
 Encourage all residents to get exercise and participate in
scheduled activities
 Engage in housekeeping tasks such as replacing linens on
beds, cleaning patient rooms and removing and
replacing trash bags
 Work with dining room personnel to ensure that all
residents get the correct meals and that all residents are
able to eat
 Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals,
feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, turning, and
positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment
between meals.
 Provides adjunct care by administering enemas, douches, non-sterile
dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and
therapeutic baths; and applying restraints.
 Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing
urine and recording intake and output information.
 Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials;
transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests;
and reporting observations of the patient to nursing supervisor.
 Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
 Maintains work operations by following policies and procedures.
 Protects organization’s value by keeping patient information
confidential.
 Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to
professional standards, hospital policies and procedures; federal,
state, and local requirements; and jcaho standards.
 Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities,
reading professional publications, participating in professional
organizations, and maintaining licensure.
 Enhances nursing department and hospital reputation by accepting
ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; and
exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.