Nursing Support Assistant, 5NE Hospital Medicine, Full Time, Night Shift

About the role

The Nursing Support Assistant (CNA) works under the direction of the Registered Nurse in the assigned area, providing supportive care to patients. This includes performing basic patient care activities, assisting with activities of daily living, and maintaining the patient environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides basic patient care activities including vital signs, enemas, and basic tests such as glucoscan, hemacult, and multistix
• Affords assistance with activities of daily living, using proper aseptic, isolation, and infection control techniques
• Affords assistance with personal hygiene, ambulation, and nourishment/fluids
• Affords assistance with discharge and transfer preparation of patients
• Makes patient beds, tidies patient rooms, and prepares patient rooms 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
• Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs

Qualifications

• Ability to lift over 50 lbs occasionally
• 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

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.

Schedule

Night shift: 7:30pm - 7:00am