CNA: Pre-Op/Post-Op (Days)

About the role

Performs receptionist, certified nursing assistant (CNA), and supply management duties in a hospital unit, with coverage provided to other units as needed.

Responsibilities

• Performs receptionist duties: directing visitors and patients' family members, answering incoming phone calls, addressing visitor questions, and directing physicians and other hospital personnel to locate patients or providers.
• Performs administrative duties as directed, including scanning patient charts, approving open and closed electronic medical record documents, and coordinating ancillary departments for patient care.
• Assists with incoming and outgoing mail and coordinates maintenance and repairs of Nurse's Station equipment (e.g., copier, fax).
• Orders office and galley supplies, maintains galley orderliness, and records daily refrigerator/freezer temperatures.
• Maintains a working relationship with the BTNRH Dietary Specialist and assists with chart preparation in collaboration with nursing staff.
• Ensures patient rooms are prepared for admissions and supply/procedure carts are stocked; contacts relevant departments for additional supplies as needed.
• Contacts physician offices to obtain required patient documents.
• Performs point-of-care testing and EKGs as indicated.
• Maintains charge capture for billable supplies and assists RNs in rooming patients, including obtaining vital signs and reviewing the Patient Handbook with parents.
• Coordinates patient transfers, prepares transport carts, and assists nursing staff with routine patient care (feeding, bathing, ambulation, and making beds).
• Organizes the nursing station and assists in unit responsibilities for Joint Commission readiness.
• Maintains downtime forms and collaborates with the Patient Access Department for patient registration, transfers, and discharge follow-up appointments.
• Maintains admission/discharge logbooks and census documentation.
• Assists with special projects and provides patient care and education according to the patient population served.

Requirements

• Minimum age of 16 years.
• CNA certification required.
• BLS certification required.
• Experience utilizing multiple computer systems (e.g., Microsoft, Electronic Health Record).

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of one year of CNA experience.

Skills

• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality with PHI and other sensitive information.
• Effective communication with healthcare team members.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task in high-stress, high-volume environments.
• Proficiency in using computers, office equipment (copier, scanner), and other required tools.
• Audible and visual acuity necessary for patient safety, taking blood pressures, and performing assessments.

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 5:30 AM–2:00 PM.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Requires moving and lifting a minimum of 50 pounds occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 20 pounds constantly.
• Requires turning and positioning patients properly to avoid injury.
• Requires walking and standing most of the time while on duty.
• Occasionally subject to noise requiring the worker to shout to be heard.
• Occasionally subject to vibration.
• Activities occur both inside and outside the work environment.

Benefits

• Reduced to no-cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location for employees and dependents enrolled in medical benefits.
• Low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs through pharmacy benefits.
• No-cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• Generous 401K or 401K Roth match.
• Tuition reimbursement, parenting resources, and professional development opportunities.