Nursing Support Assistant

Mentor Community Services , a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.

Nursing Support Assistant - IDD Services

Meridian, ID

Full Time

Salary : $

Do you want a job where you can make a difference in people’s lives? As Nursing Support Assistant, you will perform a variety of tasks to support the daily operations of the nursing department and the administrative team.

• Assist with set-up and scheduling of appointments for patients, updating appointment calendar and patient schedules as needed; input nursing activities into patient schedules
• Keep portable files up-to-date
• Answer the Nursing station phone; receive and transcribe phone messages
• Notify family members of new orders, appointments, etc.
• Set up and break down medical charts at admit / discharge; file forms in chart and assist with maintaining chart order
• Assist with taking and documenting vitals; schedule diagnostic testing for labs and imaging
• Handle all medical records requests and request medical records from other facilities; reorder patient prescriptions and pick up medications when needed
• Assist nursing staff as needed with patient care needs, including response to call bells; assist with therapeutic pass forms for weekend passes
• Update daily report forms and medical meeting forms
• Keep nursing stations organized; maintain inventory and order nursing supplies and equipment
• Assist with 1 : 1 charge sheet completion; make copies of forms, fax information, and communicate information to charge nurse and Director of Nursing Assist Administration Team as needed when directed by Administrator / PD
• Review and / or set up admission packets for completeness
• Prepare for medical meetings - gather all paperwork as needed for Medical Director, including vital signs, medication lists, all lab work, and other paperwork to be signed
• Assist nurses with medication pass as needed after completing medication training
• Maintain patient confidentiality and treat all persons with respect

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