Certified Nursing Assistant - 3

Purpose Statement

Riverview is the premier psychiatric center in Texarkana, Arkansas, offering comprehensive inpatient care for adults, geriatrics, and adolescents (ages 11-17) dealing with behavioral health and chemical dependency issues.

Essential Functions

• Ensure the well-being of patients and maintain a positive, supportive, and structured environment, under the direction of charge nurse or supervisor.
• Address patient safety through complete patient observation rounds, conducted every 15 minutes, within easy reach of the patient or 1:1 care.
• Ensure patient rooms are clean and uncluttered.
• Aid in transferring, lifting, raising, or turning patients.
• Obtain and document patient’s vital signs, height, and weight as assigned.
• Identify oneself to patients and visitors promptly and respond to their requests quickly.
• Engage with patients in activities and interactions aimed at achieving treatment goals.
• Respond to distressed patients in a non-threatening manner and attempt to understand the source of distress.
• Apply de-escalation techniques to help manage patient emotions, behavior, and participation in treatment and assist with seclusion and restraints when necessary.
• Maintain behavioral improvements and report significant changes to the nurse immediately.
• Reinforce skills learned from nurses, physicians, and therapists that promote improved physical and mental wellness.
• Ensure patient comfort, dignity, privacy, and perform related CNA duties such as feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, moving patients, or changing linens.
• Provide transfer or transportation for patients or coordinate transportation with appropriate staff members, as required.
• Adhere to work schedule and overall attendance.
• Follow established policies, procedures, and standards for patient care.
• Clean the unit as assigned by professional staff, including equipment such as beds, IV poles, and wheelchairs.
• Document timely, accurate, and appropriate clinical information in the patient's medical record.
• Collaborate with other staff in treating and rehabilitating the population of the facility.
• Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude towards customers always.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with patients, family members, guests, and other members of the healthcare team.

Significant Changes

Significant changes are reported to the nurse immediately.

Other Functions

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Additional education or training resulting in certification as a nursing assistant per state requirements is required.
• Previous experience in a behavioral health setting is preferred.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

• A current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification or license, per state requirements, is required.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification are required (training available upon hire and offered by the facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility regulations.