Certified Nursing Assistant Evenings

Position: Certified Nursing Assistant 40 Hours Evenings

Certified Nursing Assistant - Surgical floor (Seton 7E) - direct patient care role assisting with vital signs, patient ADLs, repositioning, blood sugars, and answering call bells in collaboration with the nursing team.

Position Function

The Nursing Assistant performs basic patient care activities as delegated by the registered Nurse, assisting the nursing staff in providing quality patient care.

Details

• Position: Certified Nursing Assistant
• Department: Med/Sug Unit 16-Surg Cardio
• Schedule: 40 hours a week and every other weekend evening

Essential Responsibilities / Duties

• Patient care: Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients, customers, and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards.
• Performs all patient care activities under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Functions in the role of assistant to the nursing staff or to the Registered Nurse.
• Performs non‑nursing functions that impact and contribute to the quality of patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• Provides and maintains a safe and comfortable environment for the patient, including:
  • Assists patients getting in and out of bed.
  • Orient patients to call light and side rails, maintains accessibility and answers call light in a timely fashion.
  • Stays with restless patients.
  • Makes and instructs in the use of cough pillows.
  • Assists in the collection of medical data, vital signs.
• Assists the Registered Nurse with specific components of admission, transfer, and discharge of patients, including:
  • Preparation of the unit.
  • Transferring patient to bed.
  • Assembling patients' belongings.
  • Accompanying patients as directed.
• Assists the Registered Nurse with ADLs, including partial bed baths, assistance with shower and sit baths, filling water pitchers, serving nourishment, and recording intake and output.
• Assists with collection of specimens.
• Documents vital signs, I&O on appropriate forms.
• Disposes of trash and linen on an ongoing basis.
• May be required to float, within competencies, to other units, as needed.
• Knowledgeable and compliant with infectious diseases policy and procedures: appropriately cares for patients on precautions, uses protective measures as deemed appropriate, separates infectious materials and disposes of them appropriately.
• Complies with Patient Safety goals as set forth by the medical center.

Reporting Requirements

• Reports immediately to the Patient Care Director or delegate any deviation of normal operations.
• Reports immediately to supervisor of an unusual occurrence related to patients, other staff, and self.
• Reports immediately to the Registered Nurse or delegate of any change in the patients condition.
• Reports to the Patient Care Director situations that require attention.
• Reports all incidents and breaches in quality care to the Patient Care Director and delegate.

Accountability

Shall be accountable for patient care delivered, maintaining confidentiality and security of all hospital-related data and information, abiding by all relevant Medical Center Policies and Procedures, and observing all policies and procedures of the unit, including Infection Control Policy and Procedures.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

High School diploma or equivalency.

Minimum Experience

Requires previous Nursing Assistant experience preferred or for nursing students, one clinical rotation completed.

Minimum Skills & Abilities

• Communicates verbally and in writing in English.
• Completes mathematical computations required to perform treatment protocols.
• Lifts, transfers and moves patients.

Certification / Licensure

• Certified Nursing Assistant Certification required.
• BLS required.

Job Description

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