ICU CNA

About the Role

Provides direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a RN or physician. Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides personal care, emotional support, and performs complex clinical skills under the direction of a RN. Also provides secretarial functions as needed for the unit to function.

Responsibilities

• Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient, including pediatric, geriatric, and the general patient population.
• Provides patient care that meets psychosocial and physical needs within the CNA's scope of practice.
• Assists with patient admissions, discharge, and transfers.
• Provides morning care, which may include bed bath, shower, whirlpool, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing patients, changing bed linen, cleaning overbed tables, and bedside stands, and straightening rooms.
• Provides evening care, including hands/face washing, oral hygiene, back rubs, peri-care, freshening linen, and general care as needed.
• Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, applying/utilizing special equipment, and assisting with bedpans, commodes, and ambulating patients.
• Prepares patients for meals, serves and removes food trays, and assists with meals or feeds patients if necessary.
• Distributes drinking water and snacks to patients as applicable.
• Answers patients' call lights, anticipates patients' needs, and makes rounds of assigned patients.
• Transports patients to various departments for ordered tests/procedures.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform procedures within the CNA II's scope of practice per state law.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, blood pressure, and intake-output.
• Reports patient complaints of pain to supervising RN.
• Observes patient's mental and physical conditions and reports any changes to the supervising RN.
• Able to answer, transfer, and triage phone calls when the unit secretary is unavailable.
• Able to effectively fax, scan, and file patient information appropriately.
• Skilled in computer use and updating status boards and discharge information as patient changes occur.
• Knowledgeable of sterile techniques and infection control procedures.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/healthcare errors.
• Participates in patient care conferences.
• Communicates clearly and concisely with RNs and medical staff.
• Maintains a good working relationship within the department and with other departments.
• Ensures documentation meets current standards and policies.
• Attends 75% of in-service education programs to learn new treatments, procedures, and developmental skills.
• Treats patients and families with respect and dignity.
• Demonstrates flexibility, organization, and the ability to function under stressful situations.
• Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Current CNA certification in the state of Nebraska.
• Current BLS certificate.