Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in 2021.
Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital is a 50-bed inpatient rehab facility located at 700 W. 45th Street, Austin, TX 78751 specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Our team of rehabilitation experts develop an individualized treatment plan for each patient and their family to maximize recovery and return to home. Specialty programs include stroke rehabilitation, brain injury rehab, orthopedic physical therapy, and amputation treatment.
NURSE ASSISTANT JOB SUMMARY:
Shifts are 12 hours starting at 7 AM or 7 PM. This is a fulltime, non-exempt position.
Assist nursing staff with patients' personal care, emotional support, and activities of daily living. More complex duties performed under supervision of licensed nursing personnel.
- Provides care which may include bed bath, shower, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, changing bed linens, straightening room, etc.
- Notifies appropriate licensed personnel when patient complains of pain.
- Answers patient call lights, anticipates patient's needs and makes rounds to assigned patients.
- Provides general nursing care: positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting patients with the bedpan, commode; assists ambulating patients.
- Obtains and records temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, weight, intake and output.