CNA - Inpatient Day Shift (Full Time)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Assists patients with activities of daily living and provides basic nursing care.
• Collects non-invasive body fluid specimens and gathers vital signs.
• Aids physicians and nursing staff members with procedures.
• Documents patient interactions and provides clerical support.
• Projects a professional demeanor and maintains confidentiality.
• Reports violations of laws, rules, regulations, or the SP Code of Conduct.
• Fulfills annual continuing education requirements.

Physical Requirements

• Lifts up to 50 pounds or up to 150 pounds with assistance.
• Pushes or pulls 150-300 pounds with assistance.
• Walking or standing most of the time while on duty.
• Visual and auditory acuity and manual dexterity essential.
• Optimal auditory acuity required.
• Manual dexterity involving handling equipment and instruments essential.
• Clean, neat, and well-lit working environment.
• Subjected to unpleasant sights and odors, stressful situations, and hazardous or infectious agents.
• Climate control and ambient temperature variances.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates eligibility for employment in the U.S.
• High School Graduate or equivalent preferred.
• 6 months - 1 year of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Knowledge of state, federal, and accrediting body regulations and standards related to healthcare.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English, with additional languages preferred.
• Ability to comprehend written and oral instructions.
• Willingness to participate in goal-setting and educational activities for professional advancement.
• Must be computer literate with basic fundamental computer skills.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Presents self to patients/customers with appropriate attitude and appearance.
• Maintains working environment in a clean, safe, and orderly manner.
• Respects patient/customer privacy.
• Actively listens to patients/customers.
• Acts in a courteous, friendly, and helpful manner.
• Follows facility standards concerning the answering of telephones and follow-up of telephone requests.
• Provides appropriate and timely information to patients/customers.
• Identifies and responds to patient/customer needs according to facility standards.
• Anticipates needs where possible.
• Provides service to patients/customers according to facility standards.
• Keeps patients/customers informed of work progress.
• Promotes/provides comfort while waiting.
• Takes ownership of the situation and corrects the problem.
• Strives to promote customer satisfaction and follow through with the situation to correct the problem.
• Presents self to patients with appropriate attitude and appearance.
• Maintains working environment in a clean, safe, and orderly manner.
• Respects patient privacy.
• Acts in a courteous, friendly, and helpful manner.
• Follows facility standards concerning the answering of telephones and follow-up of telephone requests.
• Provides appropriate and timely information to patients.
• Identifies and responds to patient needs according to facility standards.
• Anticipates needs where possible.
• Provides service to patients according to facility standards.
• Keeps patients informed of work progress.
• Promotes/provides comfort while waiting.
• Takes ownership of the situation and corrects the problem.
• Strives to promote customer satisfaction and follow through with the situation to correct the problem.
• Assists in admission, transfer, and discharge of patients in a safe manner.
• Orders and/or notifies Charge Nurse of the appropriate supply needs.
• Makes copies of needed forms as necessary.
• Checks to ensure rooms are stocked with the necessary supplies and assists with cleaning and maintaining patient rooms.
• Collects and records Vital Signs, I&Os, and Accu-Checks in an efficient, accurate, and timely fashion.
• May perform phlebotomy, processing, and preparation of laboratory specimens.
• May administer EKGs and sends to appropriate place for reading.
• Reports any variation from normal values immediately to the Registered Nurse responsible for that specific patient for continuum of care.
• Carries out medical and surgical asepsis during treatments and special procedures.
• Follows standard/isolation precautions and safe practices in handling of biohazardous material.
• Appropriately handles clean and dirty linen.
• Responds timely to issues that require a decision.
• Sets priorities, evaluates the quality of his/her work.
• Looks for new approaches to problems and is able to adapt to new procedures and methods.
• Conserves resources and minimizes cost when possible.
• Communicates ideas for cost containment and reducing expense.
• Medical record documentation should be completed accurately for all cases.