Certified Nursing Assistant - Children's - NICU DAY SHIFT

Position: Certified Nursing Assistant - CHILDREN'S - NICU - FT - DAY SHIFT
Job Description

The Certified Nursing Assistant performs various patient care activities and related nonprofessional services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients. The Nursing Assistant assists with patient cleaning, feeding, and preparation for treatment, takes and records vital signs, changes bed linen, prepares treatment trays and other supplies, and assists nursing service personnel with a variety of other patient care duties.

Relies on established guidelines to accomplish tasks. Works under close supervision.

Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Properly identifies patient by requesting patient name, DOB prior to any patient interactions.
• Obtains and documents vital signs (weight, height, blood pressure, pulse, respirations) and LMP. Expediently reports any unusual incidents or observed changes in patient condition or behavior to appropriate personnel. .
• Ensures confidentiality of protected patient health information by utilizing safe business practices that support HIPPA regulations.
• Greet each patient with direct eye contact, introduce yourself and explain to patient what you are about to doing
• Prepares, stocks, and clean exam rooms and maintain supplies and equipment for patient care.
• Performs CLIA waived testing as ordered and document.

Quality

• Participates in quality improvement initiatives including but not limited to gathering and trending data and actively supporting process changes that foster improved quality of care and process.
• Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic health care environment by cleaning rooms and equipment, preparing for sterilization and disinfection, promptly reporting damaged equipment and other problems to appropriate personnel, and efficiently and properly handling linen and supplies.
• Understands and adheres to corporate compliance procedures, accrediting bodies standards and the ethical and religious directives when providing care
• Utilizes all equipment, supplies, facilities, and resources in a prudent and efficient manner in order to ensure efficient departmental operations and the provision of high quality health care services.
• Strives to promote the quality and efficiency of his/her own performance through participation in staff educational programs, approved continuing education courses, and specialized skill training programs.

Coordination of Care

• Coordinates patient flow to ensure physician efficiency includes managing the patient schedule and wait times.
• Check refrigerator temperature daily, if assigned and clean refrigerator as assigned and document
• Perform CLIA waived testing controls daily, if assigned. Check for expiration on bottles
• Monitor 02 tank levels; notify clinic manager when 02 tank needs replacing.

Other Duties As Assigned

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Education - High School

Experience - Communication and Customer Service Skills

Licensure - CNA

About Us

Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital serves as the main campus and central hub for Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health state-wide network of pediatric healthcare. The hospital is home to an expanded St. Jude Affiliate Clinic and the only pediatric emergency room in Louisiana staffed 24/7 by physicians certified in pediatric emergency medicine. It's also home to one of only two dedicated pediatric trauma programs in Louisiana.

At Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health, we believe that access to not only primary care but also a robust network of specialties is critical to improving children's health. We offer comprehensive ongoing care for your child in more than 30 specialties, in addition to our critical care , intensive care and departments. With specialties available in major markets and specialists rotating so satellite clinics across Louisiana, specialty care is close to home.

We have the ability to treat almost any pediatric condition, and with care close by, your kids will be on the path to health in no time. With more than 180 providers across our specialties, we are ready to care for your child!