Certified Patient Care Assistant Endoscopy

Health care is constantly changing, and at Banner Health, we are at the front of that change. We are leading health care to make the experience the best it can be. We want to change the lives of those in our care – and the people who choose to take on this challenge.

About the role

As an Endoscopy CNA, you will join a team that truly makes a difference in the lives of their patients on a daily basis. You will work with a great team that will help you grow and learn, offering support along your career. The Endoscopy department at Banner Del Webb works with patients of all ages and completes EGD, Colonoscopy, bronchial thermoplasty, EBUS, EUS, navigational bronchoscopy, and fecal transplants. The Endo department is a small but mighty team of nurses and techs who love to work together to complete tasks, balancing professionalism with a fun work environment.

The Banner Boswell Medical Center Endoscopy Department is open daily, averaging 437 cases per month for 2018, exceeding budgeted volume by 317 cases. These cases include upper and lower GI endoscopies, bronchoscopies, intervention bronchoscopies, PH studies, manometry, and TEEs.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance in activities of daily living and completes necessary tasks to promote patient health, including assisting patients with basic hygiene needs, mobility, and nutritional intake.
• Collects 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.
• Assists 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 patient status to other caregivers.
• Performs procedures and uses equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, including blood draws, foley catheter removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring.
• Provides necessary supplies, support, and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit-specific procedures.
• Performs receptionist/clerical duties to support overall operating efficiency and effective communication flow.
• Participates in resolving customer problems or collects necessary data for follow-through to appropriate personnel.
• Maintains complete patient records, including admission, transfer, and discharge information, progress notes, and consent forms.
• Ensures all reports and chart forms are scanned or filed into the patient’s record and are labeled and accessible.
• Maintains adequate supplies of frequently used patient education materials.
• Assists in ordering patient specimens and transcribes/processes physician orders using the electronic medical record.
• Maintains adequate levels of office, dietary, and medical supplies, completing requisition forms as needed.
• Reconciles supply orders upon delivery and monitors/tracks electronic equipment such as patient ID scanners and laptops.
• May assist with transporting patients, including pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care units.
• Participates in OR room turnover.

This position works under supervision in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment with a strong focus on customer service. Interacts with staff at all levels, patients, families, and physicians.

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: Existing incumbents may not transfer out of their geographical market without meeting the CNA requirement.
• 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, human relations, and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy/keyboarding skills.
• Depending on department assignment, receive a minimum passing score of 85% on ECG or EEG test with accurate identification of all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and epileptiform activity.
• Successful completion of either a unit-approved basic electrocardiogram interpretation course or electroencephalographic interpretation course, or on-the-job training.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting serving children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain it for the duration of employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
• Employees working for Banner Home Care AZ must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain it for the duration of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• In Arizona, the Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) licensure is preferred.
• Recent healthcare experience preferred.
• Successful completion of an approved unit secretary program is preferred.

Schedule

Full-time, 20 hours per week (2'10s shifts).

• Shift: Day, 7AM - 5PM
• Schedule: Monday - Friday
• On Call: No
• Weekends: No
• Holidays: No

Benefits

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity is eligible for the Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family, providing health and financial security options so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.

About the facility

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center excels in providing extraordinary health care to residents of the northwest Valley of metro Phoenix and is recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. With 391 licensed beds, the hospital provides a wide range of services, including acute medical and surgical services, intensive care, emergency and urgent care, inpatient/outpatient surgery, cardiac catheterization, neurology, orthopedics, oncology, urology, pulmonary, obstetrics and gynecology, outpatient diagnostic services, and adult behavioral services.