CNA Nursing Unit Secretary

About the Role

New Hire Eligible Sign-On Bonus up to $10,000. Full-Time DAYS. Three 12-hour shifts.

Responsibilities

• Prepares rooms for new admissions, including setting up personal care items and vital sign equipment.
• Welcomes new admissions and orients patients to their rooms.
• Transfers patients between beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs with assistance from other personnel.
• Ensures patient and personal safety by following proper lifting and transporting techniques.
• Documents personal care, intake and output, vital signs, and weights according to policy.
• Collects and labels patient specimens at bedside and sends them to the lab for analysis.
• Reports changes in patient status to appropriate personnel in prompt manner.
• Serves as a liaison between patients, families, staff, and medical personnel.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date patient records and unit census.
• Responds to patient call lights and address their needs according to skill level.
• Maintains a clean, comfortable, and safe patient environment.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living as ordered by the physician.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Mature judgment and the ability to handle confidential information within healthcare guidelines and applicable regulations. [Required]
• Personal qualities such as kindness, compassion, understanding, integrity, respect, sense of humor, discretion, and confidentiality. [Required]
• Ability to communicate verbally in English and in written form with persons of varied backgrounds in a respectful, effective, and professional manner. [Required]
• Ability to learn and apply computer-related applications and programs, including using electronic keyboards and other peripheral devices. [Required]
• Critical thinking/problem-solving skills. [Required]
• Teamwork, tact, and conflict resolution. [Required]
• Organizational, multitasking, and prioritization skills. [Required]
• Performs accurate documentation within the electronic medical record. [Required]
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of medical terminology. [Required]
• Customer service skills. [Required]
• Safe and efficient use of telephones, copier/fax machines, and computers. [Required]
• Commitment to purposeful Hourly Rounding. [Required]

Education

• High School Grad or Equiv [Required]

Work Experience

• 1+ year experience [Preferred]
• 2 lead EKG experience (Emergency Department only) [Preferred]
• CNA Experience [Preferred]

Licenses and Certifications

• Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]
• Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) [Required] OR Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) [Required] OR NonViolent Crisis Intervention Program [Preferred]
• Certified Health Unit Coordinator (CHUC) [Preferred]

Physical Requirements

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Pay

$19.57 - $31.32

Schedule

Full time, Day (United States of America). Three 12-hour shifts.

Location

7700 S Broadway, Littleton, Colorado 80122