CNA - Night Shift (Full- and Part-Time Positions Available)
Stamford Health · Stamford, CT · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
Core Competencies/Critical Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care to a select group of patients and advocates on their behalf.
- Documents all activities in EMR according to defined guidelines.
- Documents pertinent information, observations, and all aspects of patient care clearly, concisely, and in a timely manner.
- Assists with ambulation and providing comfort items.
- Performs bathing, dressing/undressing, bed pans/urinals (toileting), mouth care/grooming and shaving as directed by registered nurse.
- Obtains vital signs, weights, empties/maintains drainage devices, measures intake and output, as directed by registered nurse.
- Proactively rounds on patients at regular intervals to address needs and answer call bells.
- Aids in meal distribution, assisting with feeding as guided by licensed nurse.
- Changes bed linens and ensures room is tidy.
- Ambulates patients, transfers them between beds and chairs, turns and positions them.
- Assists with post-mortem care.
- Restocks supplies as needed to work area, treatment, and patient rooms.
- Directs visitors as needed.
- Manages multiple competing tasks, develops effective plan for accomplishing daily tasks, and manages priorities and allocation of available resources along with care team.
- Practices and promotes patient safety and quality of care with continuous communication with registered nurse.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments for patients.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments for patients.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments for patients.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments for patients.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments for patients.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments for patients.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments for patients.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments for patients.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments for patients.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments for patients.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments for patients.
- Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives and goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, purposeful rounding etc.).
- Provides hand-off report to oncoming CA.
- Serves as Unit Coordinator as assigned.
- Prepares treatment rooms prior to patient arrival.
- Assists in the collection and recording of information including, current medications, and allergies, reports results to licensed nurse.
- Checks in patients in the EMR upon arrival, witnesses’ signature, applies patient identifying bracelet after using two forms of identification.
- Ensures adequate information is available for the RN prior to initial consultation by obtaining medical records timely, obtaining reports and other information as requested.
- Answers phone calls and manages daily activity of the office under the direction of the licensed nurse.
- Schedules repeat and new appointments