Nursing Care Assistant (CNA) - Progressive Care Unit - Nights

About the role

The Nursing Assistant (NA) supports the Registered Nurse (RN) and/or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in providing direct and indirect patient care. The role involves preparing patients for procedures, recording vital signs, assisting with personal care, and performing clerical duties.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients, equipment, and supplies for specific procedures and provide manual assistance as required.
• Obtain and record patient data for medical records, noting and informing RN/LPN of information collected.
• Administer treatment and personal care procedures to patients, including feeding, bathing, hair care, changing clothing, nail care, bed-making, assisting with ambulation, enemas, skin care, and bowel and bladder elimination.
• Participate in teaching activities by reinforcing teaching instructed by RN and/or providers as needed.
• Absorb and assist providers and nurses with physical examinations by helping position patients, changing non-sterile dressings, and weighing patients.
• Take and record vital signs, record I&O, and apply ice bags. Note and report any changes in patient's condition.
• Turn and position patients, set up and feed patients as necessary, provide patients with fresh drinking water.
• Perform fingersticks for blood glucose testing, with appropriate training, document and notify RN/LPN.
• Absorb and assist with admission, discharge, and transportation of patients.
• Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.
• Collect, deliver, and conduct routine tests on patient specimens.
• Clean assigned area; stock and replenish supplies and equipment as required.
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required skills validation and attending educational offerings.
• Support the development of other staff and formal learners.
• May also perform clean dressing change for wounds over 48 hours old.
• Perform a variety of clerical tasks involved in operating the organization's patient care information system.
• Acknowledge orders on EMR task list, verify printout, and input verified orders to request diets, treatments, nursing services, equipment and diagnostic and laboratory tests and procedures.
• Assemble and maintain patient charts from admission through discharge. Prepare and upload paper documents into the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Navigate electronic medical record, access patient information, generate reports, schedule appointments and manage task list.
• Assign nursing staff to communication systems.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Requirements

No specific education, experience, degrees, licenses, or certifications are listed. Candidates must currently be listed as a Nursing Assistant (NA I) with the Division of Facility Services and have no substantiated findings of abuse, fraud, neglect or misappropriation of property. BCLS certification must be maintained/completed by the end of new hire orientation.

Skills

Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to patients. Working knowledge of sanitation, personal hygiene, and basic health and safety precautions applicable to work in a hospital. Working knowledge of the organization and physical layout of the hospital. Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions. Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions. Ability to document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and hospital staff. Pre-employment Physical Capacity Testing may be required.

Qualifications

Knowledge of the patient population needs in the assigned work area. Practice medical asepsis, respect the dignity and privacy of every patient and family, and respect cultural differences during patient care. Maintain the patient/family environment, perform general unit upkeep, order and maintain unit equipment, and order supplies as needed, with or without direct supervision. Use accurate verbal and written communication and document patient care appropriately in the electronic health record. Perform a variety of clerical tasks involved in operating the organization's patient care information system. Acknowledge orders on EMR task list, verify printout, and input verified orders to request diets, treatments, nursing services, equipment and diagnostic and laboratory tests and procedures. Assemble and maintain patient charts from admission through discharge. Prepare and upload paper documents into the electronic medical record (EMR). Navigate electronic medical record, access patient information, generate reports, schedule appointments and manage task list. Assign nursing staff to communication systems. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Benefits

No specific benefits are listed.

Pay

No specific pay details are listed.

Schedule

No specific schedule is listed.