What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Technician Geriatric CNA position at Louis A Weiss Memorial Medical Center, LLC?
Weiss Memorial Hospital has been serving Chicago’s North Side and surrounding communities providing excellent health care services for over 60 years. We are a 236-bed, Joint Commission-accredited facility providing a full range of health care services to meet the needs of our diverse community. We have grown to better serve our community to include more than 450 doctors representing 42 medical specialties and more than 800 employees, all committed to providing you with personalized care. We are looking for exceptional people who share our mission and values to join our team!
JOB SUMMARY
Provides physical comfort measures for patients, performs designated technical tasks, communicates information pertinent to patient comfort and safety, participates in the admission, discharge and transfer process, and documents specified information. Provides all services in accordance with established hospital/departmental policies and procedures.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
1. Must have CNA, CNA with geriatric experience preferred
2. CPR certification
3. Strong interpersonal skills necessary
4. Strong written and oral communication skills
5. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Pay Rate $20 - $24 per hour
JOB DUTIES
1. Demonstrates the Resilience Healthcare Customer Service Values, which are key in providing quality service to patients and customers.
2. Performs and documents direct patient care tasks such as assistance with ADL’s, vital signs, weights, heights, phlebotomy, routine urine and stool specimen collection.
3. Provides a safe, clean environment that protects patient’s rights and includes completion of levels of observation and checks of patients/surroundings and records on flow sheets. Guides and assists patients in adhering to unit policies and procedures.
4. Maintains a structured, therapeutic environment which addresses the age, developmental and psychological needs of the patients and includes individual time with assigned patients and conducting psycho-educational and other group activities per the unit schedule.
5. Participates in the development and ongoing review of the patient’s treatment plan and progress toward goals. Knowledgeable about assigned patient’s treatment goals and intervenes as identified in the treatment plan.
6. Assists in patient admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
7. Utilizing least restrictive interventions, assists in the management of aggressive or destructive patient behavior according to policy and procedures up to and including physical intervention and/or application of restraint.
8. Records patient observations, interventions, and outcome in progress notes and flow sheets.
9. Participates in unit and department activities related to improving patient care, such as performance improvement initiatives, staff meetings, in-services/training, program planning and committee work.
10. Completes assistive duties such as answering phones, washing patient’s clothes, providing restricted articles, accompanying patients for off unit tests, and running errands.
Weiss Memorial Hospital provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Salary : $20 - $24
