Certified Nursing Assistant-; Ascension Campus

Certified Nursing Assistant-7p-7a (Ascension Campus) 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Education - High School

Experience - Communication and Customer Service Skills

Licensure - CNA

FMOL Health is a leading health care innovator in Louisiana and Mississippi. We bring together outstanding clinicians, the most advanced technology and leading research to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality and safest care possible.

This commitment is grounded in a history that is more than 100 years old, but reflected today by our strategic vision of transforming healthcare through superior performance and excellent patient care.

In the last fiscal year, FMOL Health had:

• 1,747 Licensed Beds
• 44,592 OR Procedures
• 10,827 Full Time Employees
• 1,915 Active Medical Staff
• 229,296 Emergency Visits

As a nonprofit, mission-focused Catholic healthcare ministry, we give special attention to our citizens who are most in need. During the most recent fiscal year, we provided more than $39 million in unreimbursed care and community support to the underprivileged.

Our health system is one of the largest in Louisiana, with hospitals, clinics and physicians located throughout Louisiana and in Mississippi. In fact, we provide care to almost half of Louisiana’s citizens, and serve in Mississippi's largest metropolitan area. Because of our size and the partnerships we have with other local organizations, we are able…