CNA​/Ward Clerk - Float Pool

Overview

Employer Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits!

Hourly Rate:
Min: $21.74 Max: $33.30

Float Pool

Night Shift 6:30pm-7:00am

Mon, Tues, Sat/Sun, Mon, Tues

Holiday A

Definition of Position:

Provide compassionate, patient-centered care by assisting patients withactivities of daily living, including personal hygiene, dressing, feeding, toileting, and mobility, while promoting comfort, dignity, and safety. Obtainand document vital signs, accurately record patient care, and promptly communicate changesin patient condition to the licensed nursing staff.

Maintain a safe, clean environment and support quality patient care while working under the direction and supervision of registered nurses andother licensed healthcare professionals.

As a Float Pool CNA/Ward Clerk, adapt quickly to varying patient populations and clinical environments by providing coverage across multiple hospital departments based on staffing and patient care needs. Float assignments may include, but are not limited to, Medical-Surgical, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Emergency Department (ED), Family Birth Center, Treatment Center, and Surgical Services. Perform established responsibilities as a Certified Nursing Assistant, Ward Clerk, and/or Patient Sitter as assigned, demonstrating flexibility, strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to deliver high-quality care in fast-paced and diverse healthcare settings.

Success in this role requires an individual who is dependable and proactive, who serves as a positive ambassador between departments, and who is skilled at building, nurturing, and strengthening communication and relationships across multiple areas of the hospital.

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Recognize the rights and responsibilities of patient confidentiality
• Convey empathy and compassion to both patients and coworkers.
• Report to primary nurse or shift charge nurse any changes in patient condition.
• Relate to others in a manner that creates a sense of teamwork and cooperation.
• Communicate effectively and therapeutically with patients and their friends, family, and caregivers.
• Able to provide a CNA level scope of care based on Oregon State Board of Nursing, age specific, cultural, physical and psychosocial well-being.
• The employee supports the hospital mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures.
• Participates in required education for DNV programs as applicable to position (reference program education curriculum).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education

Required:

High school diploma or GED

Preferred:
None

Licenses/ certifications/ registrations

Required:

State of Oregon Certified Nursing Assistant License, BLS

Preferred:
None

Experience

Required:

None.

Preferred: 1 year of previous experience Certified Nursing Assisting experience.

Other:

None

Physical Requirements:

The physical and sensory functions described below are essential to the successful performance of this position. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. The position requires sufficient auditory ability to detect and respond to various sounds, including patient alarms and verbal communication. Clear and effective communication is essential, as is the ability to interact with patients, families, and healthcare team members.

Visual acuity is necessary for observing patient conditions, reading documentation and monitors, and distinguishing colors for clinical purposes, such as identifying medications or safety indicators. Tactile perception is also important for assessing physical characteristics such as temperature, size, shape, or texture during patient care. Motor coordination is required for reaching, grasping, handling, and performing fine motor tasks necessary for the use of medical equipment and procedures.

The position also involves occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling when assisting patients or accessing equipment. Walking and standing are typically continuous throughout the shift. The role requires the ability to lift to 50 pounds independently and involves frequent pushing, pulling, carrying, or repositioning of objects or patients weighing up to 25 pounds. There may also be occasional lifting or transferring of individuals weighing over 100 pounds, with the…