Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Med Surg

Shift: Days

Job Type: Full Time

Hours:

Up to $2,500 Sign-On bonus based on experience

The nursing assistant provides patient care under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. Access to all Patient Health Information for treatment purposes only.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Maintain Nursing Assistant Certification
• Provide nursing care for all Med Surg patients.
• Provide skin care and hourly rounding to all patients.
• Proficient with braces and specialized equipment used by our patients
• The ability to obtains information and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs.
• In the knowledge of growth and development.
• In the understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients, as appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Aware of patients individualized plan of care including goals and interventions.
• Provides information to the charge nurse that assists in the development and revision of the plan of care.
• Carries out teaching activities identified in the treatment plan under the supervision of the Registered Nurse.
• Orients patients to unit.
• Reports unsafe conditions to appropriate personnel.
• Utilizes universal precautions.
• Reports potential crisis situations to the nurse in charge.
• Makes patient rounds.
• Responds to patients request for assistance (call light) in a timely manner.
• Attends report at the beginning of the shift and assumes responsibility for assigned groups of patients.
• Participates in designated P.I. activities.
• Demonstrates guest relations in communication, cooperation, and in giving assistance to patients, physicians, co-workers and visitors in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Acts as the patients advocate and assure that patient rights are upheld.
• Organizes and provides care to assigned patients in accordance with the plan of care.
• Identifies patient safety risk issues and provides and maintains for patient safety.
• Organizes and provides care based on priority patient needs and scheduled activities of patients.
• Obtains on admission patients height, weight, and vital signs and documents these appropriately.
• Takes and records vital signs, and patient weights according to physician orders or unit protocol.
• Observes for and documents changes in patient’s appearance, behavior and reports changes to the Registered Nurse

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Education – entry level, vocational training, specialized skills, certification and/ or experience.
• Current California Nursing Assistant Certification (maintain current at all times).
• Ability to work with nursing staff, patients and families.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification (maintain current at all times).
• Non-violent crisis de-escalation training (CPI) within (90) ninety days of hire