Provide direct nutrition care for neonates and caregivers in a Level 3 NICU, collaborate with interprofessional team, and support provincial and research initiatives.
Responsibilities
Provide direct nutrition care for neonates and caregivers
Consult and plan nutrition support via enteral and parenteral means
Deliver oral supplementation and optimize growth and development
Integrate patient-and family-centered care principles into practice
Participate in zone and provincial NS committees and research projects
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides direct patient care under the supervision of licensed nursing staff in a state-run healthcare facility, correctional institution, veterans’ home, or other state-operated medical setting.
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides direct patient care under the supervision of licensed nursing staff in a state-run healthcare facility, correctional institution, veterans’ home, or other state-operated medical setting.
Compensation
Position is located at the Arkansas Health Center in Benton, AR. This position starts at the Entry Rate of $18.8322/hour. Salary Range: $39,171 - $57,973
Responsibilities
Assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and oral care.
Help patients with mobility needs, including repositioning, transferring, and using assistive devices such as wheelchairs or walkers.
Support patients with feeding and hydration, ensuring proper nutrition and dietary needs are met.
Measure and record vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration) and report abnormalities to nursing staff.
Observe patients for changes in physical or emotional condition and report concerns to nurses or medical personnel.
Provides direct patient care for assigned patients under the supervision of a licensed nurse, including vital signs, hygiene, mobility, nutrition, charting, and other activities of daily living.
Responsibilities
Provides direct patient care for assigned patients
Monitors vital signs and patient condition
Supports hygiene, toileting, mobility, and nutrition
The Patient Care Technician provides indirect and direct care, including nutrition, hygiene, safety, and physical and psychological comfort measures to patients and significant others under the supervision of licensed nursing staff.
Responsibilities
Provide indirect and direct patient care
Assist with nutrition, hygiene, safety, and comfort measures
Collaborate with ED nursing team
Transfer patients to inpatient units as beds become available
This position manages a complex caseload of patients by providing comprehensive nutritional assessments and nutrition-focused physical exams, developing and managing all aspects of appropriate nutrition care plans and monitoring outcomes of plans.
Locations (2)
Sun City, Arizona, United States
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Compensation
$5,000 sign on bonus for 12 months
Responsibilities
Provides comprehensive nutrition assessment of patients' nutritional needs, to include nutrition-focused physical exams as appropriate.
Demonstrates and maintains competency in enteral and parenteral clinical practice protocols and oral nutrition management standard of practice as demonstrated by successful completion of initial competency exams and ongoing evaluation.
Initiates and manages the nutrition care, writing orders if applicable per state regulations, for all assigned patients including those receiving nutrition support (parenteral and enteral nutrition) per protocols.
Evaluates effectiveness of the care plan and communicates effectively to the other members of the healthcare team to provide optimal nutrition outcomes.
Provides nutrition education to patients, families, staff and other health care team professionals through the development of effective teaching materials and in-service programs.
Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics or equivalent