Licensed nursing assistants attend to the daily living and safety needs of patients at Kingman Regional Medical Center, ensuring patient comfort by meeting hygiene requirements and keeping environments tidy within the Arizona LNA Scope of Practice. Assistants support registered nurses with care activities, obtain vital signs using height and weight measurements, and provide age-specific care while communicating effectively with children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients through methods like written instructions and picture boards.Kingman Regional Medical Center operates as a 235-bed multi-campus healthcare system in Mohave County, Arizona, serving as the largest not-for-profit hospital provider there. The medical center employs over 1,900 individuals, including more than 270 physicians, and offers a full range of technical medical services.Assistants collaborate with clinical teams, including registered nurse units, pediatric, medical-surgical, PCU, ICU, observation, and emergency room departments, to deliver timely care aligned with patient needs. Tasks include discontinuing urinary catheters and peripheral IVs as directed, conducting blood glucose checks with documentation, applying skin care treatments within state regulations, maintaining confidentiality, and orienting new staff. Unit-specific duties involve updating patient communication boards, performing hourly patient rounds, conducting bedside shift reports, accounting for belongings during admissions and discharges, recording intake and output, and providing backup for camera tech roles by operating video monitor equipment to detect changes in patient behavior. Home health assistants complete documentation by 8am daily for an average of 5-6 patients, while following infection control procedures and participating in quality assurance initiatives.The role requires full-time or unit-specific schedules with routine exposure to blood and body fluids. Specialists must handle multiple priorities, assist with moving patients up to 300 pounds, stand or walk for entire shifts in environments like unit bedsides, and care for infectious disease patients. Benefits include participation in professional development through process improvement projects and staff orientation, with unit-specific needs like level one fingerprint clearance within 20 days for home health roles and a valid Arizona Food Handlers Card for hospice house positions.
