Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - General Surgery - PT - Nights

Come join our team as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and make a meaningful difference in patients' lives every day. This role is accountable to the patient care team for providing direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse, as well as performing clerical and communication duties to support efficient department operations.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with routine activities of daily living:
  • Performs range of motion exercises
  • Ambulates patients
  • Positions patients and provides skin care
  • Distributes linen and changes beds as needed
  • Assists with feeding and meal delivery
  • Provides routine hygiene care, including toileting, incontinent care, oral, and personal hygiene
• Assists the patient care team in collecting patient data and specimens:
  • Obtains urine, stool, and sputum specimens and processes them as needed
  • Obtains and records health data, weights, vital signs (including pulse oximetry and pain assessment), and intake/output (I&O)
  • Communicates patient status and reports changes in condition to licensed professionals
• Performs and explains designated patient care procedures:
  • Performs incentive spirometry
  • Transports patients
  • Prepares patients for diagnostic tests
  • Assists rehabilitation therapists (PM & R)
  • Performs pulse oximetry and sets up oxygen therapy
  • Prepares rooms (supplies)
  • Provides post-mortem care
  • Prepares for patient admission and discharge
  • Assists nurses in emergency situations
  • Maintains and cleans equipment
  • Performs suction (oral, nasopharyngeal)
  • Performs blood sugar finger sticks
  • Removes IV catheters per licensed nurse instruction
  • Performs EKGs (department-specific responsibility)
• Performs clerical and communication duties:
  • Answers unit phones and directs calls accordingly
  • Performs data entry into electronic medical database systems
  • Documents patient care and related duties appropriately
  • Performs selected patient registration activities
  • Coordinates equipment and supply needs
  • Notifies appropriate departments of equipment malfunctions
  • Performs other related duties (e.g., clerical, technical) as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• CNA license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia
• AHA BLS Provider CPR certification required at hire
• For CNAs working at Snowden at Fredericksburg: CPI certification required within 90 days of hire

Physical & Environmental Requirements

• Constant (67-100% of workday) walking, standing, use of arms and hands
• Frequent (34-66% of workday) bending, stooping, kneeling, and squatting
• Ability to lift 35 lbs. and push/pull 20 lbs.
• Auditory and visual skills, including color determination
• Ability to work in confined spaces and reach above/overhead
• Potential risk of exposure to radiation, toxic chemicals, and bloodborne pathogens (must wear appropriate PPE)
• Clinical positions in Mary Washington Home Health and/or Hospice must meet driving requirements

Mental requirements include critical thinking, analytical skills, multitasking, effective communication, collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, coping with difficult situations, and tolerance for irregular hours, including evenings, nights, and weekends.

Pay

$18.07 - $23.49 per hour