Certified Nursing Assistant - Transplant Surgery Unit - Hospital Of the Univ Of Penn - Ft Rotating

Penn Medicine - - Responsibilities: Report: Receives written/verbal report at the beginning of each shift from the registered nurse (RN) regarding the care that is to be delivered to the assigned group of patients, or for patient needing constant observation.; Assists in Assessment: Identifies the patient per hospital policy before carrying out functions. Assists with data collection for nursing history and physical e.g., vital signs, ht. wt, blood sugar results, functional status and communicates changes to the RN in a timely fashion.; Planning: Assists in setting mutually agreed upon realistic individual patient goals. Integrates the RNs directions re: the patients plan of care into the care given to the patient.; Intervention: Promotes infection control by using the appropriate hand washing techniques. Follows standard precautions and any other isolation precautions as dictated by the patients condition.; Documentation: Documents findings, interventions and patient outcome results on patient documents. This may include I&O, VS, Bladderscanner results, pulse ox results, glucometer results or other findings.