CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT-SURGICAL

About the Role

Under the supervision of the licensed nursing staff, provides direct patient care to assigned patients to assure patient comfort, safety, and hygiene needs.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with basic patient care related tasks, including bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, feeding, transferring, ambulating, transporting, and making beds.
• Cleans and maintains equipment, patient rooms, and other areas as assigned.
• Measures and records vital signs to include blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, glucometer, oxygen saturation, weight intake and output, and food consumption.
• Reports on patient's status changes or requests to licensed nursing staff as observed during rounding and answering the call lights.
• Documents patient care information per policies and procedures in the medical record.

Qualifications

• Ability to clearly communicate patient's status and care issues to Licensed Nursing Staff.
• Ability to verbally communicate with patients, families, the public, and other staff of the department.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks independently.

Education

• High School Diploma/GED Equivalent Required
• Healthcare/Medical - Nurse: Assistant Preferred
• Certified Nursing Assistant Certified
• Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation