Patient Care Assistant/Certified Nursing Assistant ORTHO Unit Full Time-Nights

Hiring range: $16.80 - $21.83/hourly. Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Schedule

Full time, nights available (7pm-7am).

Responsibilities

• Works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, Nurse Manager/Director in personal care of patients and their environment, including those needing special precautions.
• Performs specified functions in tasks where there is validated competency, including:
  • Simple wound care (e.g., cleaning of abrasions/lacerations).
  • EKGs.
  • Peripheral INT removal.
  • Basic phlebotomy.
  • Extremity splinting.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served in the assigned unit.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and provides care as described in departmental policy and procedure.
• Promotes and maintains a safe work environment for staff and customers, incorporating national patient safety initiatives.
• Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of technology systems necessary for patient data collection into EMR.
• Follows the plan of care to perform treatments and procedures competently/independently under the direction of an RN, including:
  • Vital signs.
  • Ice application and compresses.
  • EKGs.
  • Drawing blood and specimen collection.
• Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensures availability of resources (equipment, instruments, supplies) to support positive patient outcomes.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly work/patient environment by cleaning work stations/areas, equipment, stocking supplies, and placing equipment in proper storage areas.
• Takes direction from the charge nurse to assist with admitting, discharging, or transferring patients in a timely and efficient manner.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (preferred).
• 1 year of prior healthcare experience in a hospital setting (preferred).

Qualifications

• CPR/BLS Certification from American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) upon hire (required).
• Certified Nurse Aid (CNA) from Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP).
• In lieu of CNA certification, will accept:
  • EMT-B (Basic) from the Virginia Department of Health Professions or National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.
  • Certified or Registered Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA).
  • Medical Assistant Program Graduate.
  • Currently enrolled in LPN or RN diploma or degree program with at least 80 clinical hours completed.