A valid certificate as a Certified Nursing Assistant is required.
A valid Basic Life Support certification is required within three months of the hire date.
Previous experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant is preferred, not required.
Responsibilities
Provide direct patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse, including assigned duties.
Establish and meet timelines for patient care and other work.
Answer patient call lights according to unit-specific guidelines.
Provide basic hygiene, including bathing, oral care, and dressing patients.
Assist patients with toileting, turning, and ambulation in accordance with policies and procedures.
Take patient vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature, oxygen level, and glucose measurements.
Timely and accurately relay and document physical and mental status changes, vital signs, meal consumption, liquid intake, glucose results, distances walked, and daily bowel movement and urine amounts.
Relay information effectively to the next CNA on shift or the nurse in charge, and participate in bedside reporting.
Safely care for multiple patients and use appropriate safety precautions.
Maintain a clean, safe, and organized environment with adequate supplies for each patient.
Keep equipment clean and safe, and remove and tag equipment that needs repair.
Float to other units as necessary.
Attend required in-services and 75% of unit meetings.
Demonstrate understanding and use of Universal Precautions, asepsis, and infection-control procedures.
Greet people entering the facility and explain the purpose of temperature and symptom screening.
Explain current visitor and patient support-partner protocols as needed.
Screen patients, visitors, and vendors according to current requirements.
Administer and interpret temperature readings using a no-touch digital thermometer.
Ensure people entering the facility wear a mask or face covering, and provide one when needed.
Confirm entering patients' destinations and direct them to the appropriate department.
Confirm permitted visitors in coordination with Welcome Desk staff.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area and entry vestibule.
Monitor screening supplies and report needs for additional supplies.
Clean returned wheelchairs before another patient uses them.
Assist with other assigned duties, projects, and tasks that can be performed at the workstation.
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POSITION SPECIFICS
Title: Certified Nursing Assistant
FTE: Part-time, 0.6 FTE (48 hours per pay period)
Schedule: 12-hour Day shifts, 6:45AM - 7:15PM
Holiday Rotation: Every Third
Weekend Rotation: Every Third
On Call Requirements: None
POSITION SUMMARY
Under the supervision of a nurse, provide direct patient care, comfort, and assistance with activities of daily living and rehabilitation. Must be adaptable to changes in daily assignments, patient status changes and unit needs as well as have the ability to stay organized in a busy and demanding setting.
POSITION TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide direct patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse. Responsible for executing duties as assigned.
Establish and meet timeline for patient care and other forms of work.
Answer patient call lights within the parameters outlined by unit-specific guidelines.
Provide basic hygiene that may include bathing, oral care, and dressing of patient.
Assist with toileting, turning and ambulation in accordance with policy and procedures.
Timely and accurately relay and document information to include physical and mental status changes, vital signs, meal consumption, liquid intake, glucose results, distances walked, and daily bowel movement and urine amounts.
Effectively relay information to the next CNA on shift, or to the nurse in charge. Participate in bedside reporting.
Safely care for multiple patients. Use safety precautions appropriately.
Ensure a clean, safe and organized environment equipped with adequate supplies for each patient.
Ensure that equipment is maintained in a clean and safe manner. Removes and tags equipment from patient use when in need of repair.
Float to other units as necessary.
May have precepting responsibility.
Participate in education by attending inservices as required. Attend 75% of unit meetings.
Demonstrate understanding and utilization of Universal Precautions, asepsis and infection control procedures.
Kindly greet each person entering the facility.
Explain to patients/visitors/vendors the purpose of temperature and symptom screening.
Explain current visitor/patient support partner protocol as needed.
Ensure patient/visitors/vendors are screened appropriately with current requirements.
Administer and interpret temperature of each scanned individual using the no-touch digital thermometer.
Screen persons entering the facility.
Ensure all who enter the facility are wearing a mask/face covering and provide a mask to those without one.
Confirms with entering patients their destination and direct them to the department.
Confirm permitted visitors in coordination with the Welcome Desk staff.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area and entry vestibule.
Monitor screening supplies and report needs for additional supplies.
Clean returned wheelchairs prior to reuse by another patient.
Other duties as assigned to include assisting with projects and tasks that can be performed at the work station.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Education:
Required: None
Preferred: None
Experience:
Required: None
Preferred: Previous experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant
Licenses and Registrations:
Required: Valid certificate as a Certified Nursing Assistant
Preferred: None
Certification(s):
Required: Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 3 months of hire date.
Preferred: None
BENEFIT SUMMARY
Competitive health and dental insurance options
Flexible paid time off to balance work and life
Retirement plan with immediate vesting and employer match
Discounted membership to our state-of-the-art fitness facility