Nursing Support Assistant, 10E Oncology/SCT, Full Time, Day Shift

About the role

The Nursing Support Assistant (CNA) works under the direction of the Registered Nurse in the assigned area. This position supports the delivery of patient care, including functional tasks and skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides basic patient care activities including vital signs, enemas, and basic skills such as glucoscan, hemacult, and multistix
• Affords assistance with activities of daily living, as appropriate/assigned, using proper aseptic, isolation, and infection control techniques
• Affords assistance with personal hygiene, ambulation, and nourishment/fluids
• Completes procedures as assigned, such as collecting patient specimens and weighing patients
• Affords assistance with discharge and transfer preparation of patients
• Affords assistance with maintaining the patient environment: makes patient beds, tidies patient room, and prepares patient room for admission and transfer
• Affords assistance with the maintenance of supplies/equipment and the environment
• Communicates and accurately documents activities onto the proper records or logs
• Initiates CPR and calls a Dr. Cart
• Performs receptionist duties for assigned area as requested

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be listed on the IDPH Health Care Worker Registry (HCWR) as an Illinois CNA OR a nursing student who has passed the written competency exam and is listed on the HCWR
• CPR/BLS Certification
• Ability to read and write, perform simple mathematical calculations, follow oral and written instructions, perform variety of tasks without direct supervision and perform duties requiring continuous physical effort
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and/or in written form
• Ability to work in partnership with management and staff
• Occasional lifting may be heavy and awkward, over 50 lbs
• Moderate to extreme physical effort such as walking, standing, performing CPR, and lifting materials, equipment, objects and/or patients may be required
• Vision, hearing, and sense of touch must be adequate to enable one to quickly and accurately perform tasks such as reading small print, defining details, sending and receiving clear and accurate oral communication
• Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be listed on the IDPH Health Care Worker Registry (HCWR) as an Illinois CNA OR a nursing student who has passed the written competency exam and is listed on the HCWR
• CPR/BLS Certification

Skills

• Basic patient care activities
• Activities of daily living assistance
• Personal hygiene assistance
• Nourishment/fluids assistance
• Proper aseptic, isolation, and infection control techniques
• Procedure completion
• Discharge and transfer preparation
• Maintenance of patient environment
• Communication and documentation
• Initiation of CPR
• Receptionist duties

Benefits

Details about benefits will be provided upon request.

Pay

Details about pay will be provided upon request.

Schedule

Details about schedule will be provided upon request.