What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Weekend Package/Nights position at Crossing Rivers Health?
Description
At Crossing Rivers Health, you will experience:
- Quality Focused, Patient Centered Care
- Inpatient Hospitalist and Emergency Medicine Provider in house 24/7
- Simulation Lab
- Onsite Trainings/Certifications
- Epic Health Record
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells or intercom systems to determine patients’ needs.
- Collect routine vital signs and observe for specified changes in patients condition, reporting to Registered Nurse (RN).
- Provides assistance in activities of daily living including personal hygiene, nutrition, elimination, mobility or ambulation, maintenance of environment and safety.
- Provides care consistent with overall Nursing Plan of Care by maintaining awareness of the mutual goals for care set by Registered Nurse (RN).
- Collect specimens (urine, stool, and sputum), transport to lab and document in adherence to policy.
- Empty soiled linen cans and garbage cans in patient’s rooms as needed.
- Complete room cleaning post discharge per infection control guidelines.
- Restock linens and supplies in patient rooms and blanket warmer.
- Follows identified standards of care, policies, procedures and protocols in support of Nursing Plan of Care.
- Observe and reports patient responses to care provided within the specified work period.
- Ensures safety of care environment for patients, visitors and staff.
- Attends designated unit meetings, in-services, and staff development programs.
- The Nursing Assistant uses established channels of communication within the organization to maintain the patient’s privacy and dignity.
- Report any patient and/or family concerns to RN promptly.
- Report to the RN, or document patient responses to care given or patients expressed needs.
- Support the orientation and development of staff, personnel and students.
- Maintains confidentiality of information regarding patients, families, healthcare personnel and the organization.
- Assures care provided is current and consistent with organizations policy for standards of care.
- Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
- Organize his/her time in support of continuous and efficient provision of care.
- Maintains accountability for own personal behavior and provides care in adherence to ethical and legal standards as well as CRH Standards of behavior.
- Prevents transfer of infection and accidental contamination.
- Perform other duties as assigned to provide effective and appropriate care for patients.
- Active Listening – Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
- Communication – The ability to get one’s ideas across to others through oral or written means and to understand the ideas of others through effective listening skills.
- Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of the “customers” needs while following Crossing Rivers Health procedures.
- Empathetic – Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feelings of others.
- Enthusiastic – Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
- Friendly – Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
- Tactful – Ability to show consideration for and maintain good relations with others.
Requirements
Education: High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required
Certified Nursing Assistant Course: Required
Certifications & Licenses: Active Certified Nursing Assistant in the State of Wisconsin Registry; Required
