CNA- Certified Nurse Aide (Days)

Responsibilities

• Administers and performs nursing assessment in accordance with the applicable patient type, which may include: Acute, Observation, ER, SNF and Outpatient.
• Contributes to, monitors and implements patient’s plan of care.
• Responds to patient needs in a timely fashion.
• Negotiates changes in patient's condition and notifies charge nurse in a timely manner.
• Serves as patient advocate.
• Participates as an effective member of the Care Team.
• Responds in a timely and effective manner to patient concerns and provides immediate interventions when possible.
• Participates in care activities such as vital signs, ADLs, Glucose POC.
• Communicates written concerns to necessary departments for appropriate follow up.
• Initiates and performs duties which need to be completed although not directly assigned.
• Promotes teamwork through effective interpersonal relationships with all staff.
• Maintains knowledge of location for needed equipment and supplies.
• Restocks supplies as needed.
• Reports equipment needing repairs.
• Cleans and stores equipment when no longer needed.
• Documents accurate and ongoing assessments of patient status that reflect nursing interventions, patient responses, teaching and status of outcomes at discharge in care tracker.
• Completes shift end check prior to leaving duty.
• Communicates effectively.
• Follows approved shift report format when communicating patient information.
• Identifies and recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient's condition, established priorities and takes appropriate action.
• Appropriately reports condition changes to Charge Nurse.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with other health team members regarding patient condition, satisfaction needs and recommendations for meeting identified outcomes.
• Promotes and ensures patient and staff safety in all aspects of responsibilities.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques to minimize injury to patient and self.
• Implements infectious disease controls as appropriate including isolation procedures, proper use of hand washing and gloves.

Qualifications

• Performs tasks within the scope such as but not limited to vital signs, ADLs, Glucose POC.
• Adapts to changes in workload and completes assignments while maintaining quality care.
• Offers assistance to other team members as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of location for needed equipment and supplies.
• Restocks supplies as needed.
• Reports equipment needing repairs.
• Cleans and stores equipment when no longer needed.
• Documents accurate and ongoing assessments of patient status that reflect nursing interventions, patient responses, teaching and status of outcomes at discharge in care tracker.
• Completes shift end check prior to leaving duty.
• Communicates effectively.
• Follows approved shift report format when communicating patient information.
• Identifies and recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient's condition, established priorities and takes appropriate action.
• Appropriately reports condition changes to Charge Nurse.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with other health team members regarding patient condition, satisfaction needs and recommendations for meeting identified outcomes.
• Promotes and ensures patient and staff safety in all aspects of responsibilities.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques to minimize injury to patient and self.
• Implements infectious disease controls as appropriate including isolation procedures, proper use of hand washing and gloves.