Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Adolescent Psych - Full Time Nights

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies during emergency situations.
• Observes, collects, and documents patient information obtained while providing care and promptly report significant changes in the patient's condition to a registered nurse or physician.
• Affords assistance to patients and their families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge.
• Provides care/treatments to patients as outlined in plan of care including, but not limited to: Monitoring of vital signs, Measurement of height and weight, Specimen collection, Skin preps/scrubs such as chlorohexidine (CHG) bathing, Catheter care, Capillary blood glucose checks, Simple wound care, Range-of-motion exercises, Drain care, Assist patients with routine activities of daily living (ADL) such as bathing, dressing, feeding and assisting with ambulation as outlined in plan of care.
• Maintains an effective clinical work environment including but not limited to cleaning the work area, changing linens, maintaining and monitoring supply levels, and transporting patients/specimens throughout hospital.
• Ensures competency in all required skills and completes competency assessment annually per the documented competency checklist.
• Adheres to documented policies and processes as well as performing other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must have nursing assistant certification, such as Nurse Aide I registration as administered by the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Qualifications

None specified.

Skills

None specified.

Benefits

None specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.