Certified Patient Care Assistant CNA LNA Progressive Care Unit

About the role

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center is a leading healthcare provider in the Northwest Valley, offering a wide range of services including acute medical and surgical care, intensive care, emergency and urgent care, and outpatient services.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance in activities of daily living and completes necessary tasks to promote patient health, including assisting patients with basic hygiene needs, maintaining an optimum level of mobility, and providing assistance with nutritional intake as needed.
• Collections patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output, and other delegated measurements in accordance with unit/facility policy and standards of care.
• Documents objective data and routine aspects of patient care.
• Aids in the transportation of patient specimens.
• Recognizes and reports abnormalities and/or changes in the patient’s health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional.
• Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
• Performs procedures and uses equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, consistent with demonstrated competencies and according to state scope of practice; procedures may include blood draws, Foley catheter removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring.
• Provides necessary supplies, support, and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional.
• Performs receptionist/clerical duties to support overall operating efficiency and effective flow of communication and information throughout the department.
• Participates in the resolution of customer problems or collects necessary data and follows through to appropriate person for problem resolution.
• Maintains a complete patient record with admission, transfer, and discharge information, progress notes, and consent forms.
• Ensures that all reports and chart forms are scanned or filed into the patient’s record.
• Ensures that charting forms are labeled and accessible if they are needed.
• Maintains adequate supplies of frequently used, patient education materials.
• Assists in the ordering of patient specimens.
• May transcribe and process physician orders effectively using the electronic medical record.
• Maintains adequate levels of office, dietary, and medical supplies and completes requisition forms when supplies need to be ordered.
• Reconciles supply order upon delivery.
• Maintains adequate levels of electronic equipment such as patient ID scanners and laptop computers.
• Ensures that all are accounted for and in working order.
• Based on area of assignment may assist with transporting patients, including pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care unit.
• Participates in OR room turnover.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Current BLS certification is required.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in state of practice is required for new hires and transfers.
• In Tucson: Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in state of practice is required for new hires.
• Requires skills and abilities typically attained with 1 year of medical clerical experience; preferably in a hospital or physician office setting, or prior experience in customer service.
• Excellent organizational skills, as well as effective human relations and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy and keyboarding skills is required.
• Minimum passing score of 85% on ECG or EEG test with accurate identification of all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and epileptiform activity is required.
• Successful completion of either a unit approved basic electrocardiogram interpretation course or electroencephalographic interpretation course, or on the job training is also required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Current BLS certification is required.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in state of practice is required for new hires and transfers.
• In Tucson: Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in state of practice is required for new hires.
• Requires skills and abilities typically attained with 1 year of medical clerical experience; preferably in a hospital or physician office setting, or prior experience in customer service.
• Excellent organizational skills, as well as effective human relations and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy and keyboarding skills is required.
• Minimum passing score of 85% on ECG or EEG test with accurate identification of all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and epileptiform activity is required.
• Successful completion of either a unit approved basic electrocardiogram interpretation course or electroencephalographic interpretation course, or on the job training is also required.

Skills

• Basic medical knowledge and understanding.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to perform physical tasks and assist patients.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy.

Benefits

Available shifts: Full-time, day shift (3 days, 12 hour shifts); Part-time shift, day shift (2 days, 12 hour shifts).

Hours: 6:00am-6:30pm.

Self Scheduling Tool - There are no set day schedules.

Weekend Rotations are required in this role.

Rotating Holidays required.

Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-Night Shift differential when applicable.

Pay

Sign-on bonus of $3000 ($1500 for part-time).

Schedule

Full-time, day shift (3 days, 12 hour shifts); Part-time shift, day shift (2 days, 12 hour shifts).