Healthcare Tech; CNA - Proctor Comprehensive Rehab Ctr

Position: Healthcare Tech (CNA) - Proctor Comprehensive Rehab Ctr
Overview

To assist Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses in the provision of patient care by performing assigned patient care and unit maintenance activities. As a Healthcare Technician at Carle Health, you'll play a vital role in helping patients regain their independence and confidence. Working closely with a multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert care that emphasizes physical, psychological, and emotional well-being.
Qualifications

Certifications:

Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA),

Education:

H.S. Diploma/GED (Required),

Work Experience:

Responsibilities

Performs Patient Care Activities as delegated by the Nurse utilizing applicable policies and procedures to ensure patient needs and expectations are met.

• Knowledgeable and skilled in applicable procedures in providing care.
  • Provides hygiene needs of assigned patients (AM/PM care, oral hygiene and denture care, perineal care, shampoo, bathing, shaving, care of TED/SCD hose.)
  • Provides nutritional needs of assigned patients. (Tray distribution, setting up trays, offering supplements, feeding, adding tube feeding and recording intake.)
  • Provides elimination needs of assigned patient. (Foley care, bowel movements, bladder training, enemas, and external catheters; records output.)
  • Provides skin care of assigned patients. (turning, positioning, recognition and prevention of skin breakdown, operation of special beds, nail care, and back rubs.)
  • Provides comfort measures (Proper positioning, back rubs, oral care, wrinkle free bed sheets and ensuring that bedside table, water pitcher, urinal are within reach.)
  • Provides activity needs of assigned patients (i.e. dangling, turning, chair, ambulating, walker, and crutches).
  • Performs measurements of assigned patients (I&O, hemoccult, gastrocult, TPR, B/P, weights, empty drains, abdominal girth, hose measurements).
  • Performs additional skills as directed and supervised by the nurse, after training and certification, i.e. intermittent urinary catheterization and clean dressing changes (varies by unit or area).
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge of patient.
  • Completes assigned aspects of admission process including vital signs, height and weight, room setup, room orientation, assists patient to bed, assures call light available etc.
  • Sets up equipment for care (IV poles, admission kit, others)
  • Stores and transfers belongings (dentures, hearing aids, glasses and other personal items).
  • Packs up all patient belongings at discharge.
• Achieves patient satisfaction when providing patient care.
• Makes rounds minimally every two hours to assure that patients are comfortable, positioned properly, call light available, room orderly.
• Patient needs are met and satisfaction of care is expressed
• Demonstrates ability to anticipate patient needs
• Answers all call lights promptly
• Respects privacy
• Reports pertinent patient information to the nurse assigned to the patient in a timely manner.
• Documentation is completed prior to leaving shift.

Uses time, supplies, and other resources productively to promote responsive and cost effective care for our patients. Performs unit maintenance duties/errands to ensure a clean, neatly organized, efficiently operating unit.

• Completes care while conserving resources.
  • Completes work within assigned shift.
  • Overtime used only as requested by Director/Unit Leader/Lead RN/ Shift Coordinator.
  • Prevents waste of supplies and linen.
  • Checks patient room for unused equipment/supplies and returns to SPD promptly.
  • Assists with patient lifting in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates ability to organize and prioritize work with changes as directed by the nurse.
  • Uses slow time to improve unit appearance and accept additional assignments.
  • Assists others in assignment completion.
  • Willingly responds to requests by nursing staff accepting delegated duties from the Registered Professional Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Performs unit maintenance duties
  • Maintains neat and safe patient environment, including bedside table, bathrooms, wastebaskets, bedpans, and specipans.
  • Assures discontinued equipment is removed from patient rooms.
  • Completes assigned maintenance tasks such as: cleaning of…