• Join a family of caregivers who provide whole person care; body - mind - spirit, to people living in communities accross Western North Carolina.
• AdventHealth Hendersonville offers the uncommon compassion of a hometown community hospital powered by the support of a national healthcare system enabling it to provide services, technologies and facilities to meet the whole health needs of our communities.
• Faith based organization that extends Christ's healing ministry to every person every time.
• Co workers who feel like family and together deliver on our Service Standards of Keep Me Safe, Love Me, Make it Easy and Own It.
• As a part of the more than 1,100 team members who make up AdventHealth Hendersonville, you will enjoycompetitive salaries, exceptional benefits and opportunities for growth and leadership development.

Work Hours/Shift

PRN Days as needed

YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides for personal care and emotional support.
• Provides care which may include bed bath, shower, whirlpool, oral hygiene, back rubs, peri-care, freshening linen, cleaning overbed tables, straightening room and other general care as directed by the RN.
• Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in use of bedpan, commode and ambulating patients.
• Promptly reports any changes in patient status (e.g., changes in vital signs, level of consciousness, weight, mobility status, comfort level, feeding pattern or any unusual occurrences) to the RN in a timely manner.
• Verifies the diet order for each patient to whom assigned, feeds or assists with feeding, and assists with fluid intake as directed by the RN or patient care plan.
• Monitors and accurately records patient intake and output in a timely fashion and in accordance with hospital policy and physician order including routine intake/output, strict intake/output, and calorie counts.
• Documents provided care clearly and concisely on the daily care record.
• Observes patient's mental and physical conditions, reports any changes to RN.
• Distributes drinking water and snacks to patients as applicable.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.  Uses proper body mechanics to protect self and patient.