C.N.A. - Inpatient - Full-Time Days - AVALA Hospital - RH272

Summary

Assistspatients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care tonon-acutely ill patients and assists in maintenance of a safe and cleanenvironment under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse in chargeof the team and / or unit. Assists DietaryDepartment as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides general aspect of basic nursing careto all patients within the nursing assistant's scope of practice that includesactions that meet psychosocial needs and physical needs to the standard of careto optimize patient safety.
• Meets communication needs of patients and treatspatients and their family with respect and dignity.
• Assists in admission, transfer, and dischargeof patient.
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to thecharge nurse, co-workers, physicians, and other team members.
• Communicates, documents, or otherwise reportobservations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to RNs.
• Assists with feeding patients and maintainingfluid balance with technique appropriate for patient's age and physicalcondition.
• Provides explanation to patient and familyprior to administering care to patient; answers questions within scope ofpractice. Gives explanations and verbal reassurances consistently to family andvisitors.
• Consults other departments as appropriate toprovide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient's needs, maintains agood working relationship within the department as well as with otherdepartments by interacting professionally with co-workers and other healthcareproviders.
• Assist with procedures and performs servicesrequiring technical and manual skills under the direction of an RN.
• Responds to patient in emergency or physicallydistressful situations.
• Manages and operates equipment safely andcorrectly.
• Demonstrates knowledge of disease entities.
• Able to perform treatments and ensures thatmedical and surgical asepsis is carried out during procedures.
• Change bed linens or make beds. Clean andsanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms or other patient areas.
• Responsible for the recording / charting of ADLs,vital signs, and input & output data of the patients. Meets currentdocumentation standards and policies and completes within shift.
• Ability to perform a blood glucose using the FSglucose machine; able to remove IV Jelco; and able remove a foley catheter, allaccording to policy and procedures.
• Assists with turning or repositioning bedriddenpatients and provides physical support to assist patients to perform dailyliving activities such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using thetoilet, and standing, walking, or exercising.
• Collect specimens such as urine, feces, orsputum.
• Answers the patient call lights, intercom, andtelephone in a timely and polite manner to determine patients' needs.
• Participates in shift change by providing athorough and accurate report to oncoming shift, completes bedside handoff andcompletes CNA checklist.
• Communicates ideas for improvement to the unitmanager / charge nurse.
• Assist dietary with cleaning trays andpreparing food according to dietary guidelines.
• Assists patients with completing food orderbased on MD ordered diet.
• Assists dietary team after hours to meet thepatient's dietary needs (re-warms and re-plates food for patient meals.)
• Picks up food trays from patient rooms.
• Assists with cleaning all kitchen surfaces aftereach meal service per procedure. Keepsall storerooms neat, clean and organized. Restock nourishment rooms and ensuresitems are not expired.

Core Competencies

ActionOrientation - Targets and achieves results, overcomes obstacles, acceptsresponsibility, establishes standards and responsibilities, creates aresults-oriented environment, and follows through on actions.

Communications - Communicates well both verbally and in writing. Effectively conveys andshares information and ideas with others. Listens carefully and understandsvarious viewpoints. Presents ideas clearly and concisely and understandsrelevant detail in presented information.

Creativity / Innovation - Generates novel ideas and develops or improves existing and new systems thatchallenge the status quo, takes risks, and encourages innovation.

CriticalJudgment - Possesses the ability to define issues and focus on achievingworkable solutions. Consistently does the right thing by performing withreliability.

CustomerOrientation - Listens to customers, builds customer confidence, increasescustomer satisfaction, ensures commitments are met, sets appropriate customerexpectations, and responds to customer needs.

InterpersonalSkills - Effectively and productively engages with others and establishestrust, credibility, and confidence with others.

Leadership - Motivates, empowers, inspires, collaborates with, and encourages others.Builds consensus when appropriate. Focuses team members on common goals.

Teamwork - Knows when and how to attract, develop, reward, and utilize teams to optimizeresults. Acts to build trust, inspire enthusiasm, encourage others, and helpresolve conflicts and develop consensus in creating high-performance teams.

Professional Requirements

Advanced Orthopedic and SpineCertification Requirements

CR.1c) As partof the Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Certification, at a minimum, the Programdirect-care staff, must have eight (8) hours of education specific to theProgram scope, initially, and at least annually thereafter.

CR.1e) As partof the Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Certification, staff possess adaptabilityto processes as related to up-to-date best practices, collaboration betweendepartments, compliance with protocols / processes, communication, cooperationand exceptional customer service.

Within 90 daysof hire or, if currently employed, within 90 days of signing the jobdescription, must adhere to :

Regulatory Requirements

Language Skills

Physical Demands

The physicaldemands described here are representative of those that must be met by anemployee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Whileperforming the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talkand hear. This position is very active and requires repetitive motions, standing,walking, bending, kneeling and stooping all day. The employee must frequently liftor move items weighing up to 50 pounds.