Certified Nursing Assistant - Med Surg & ICU Stepdown

Shift

Two 12 hour night shifts, weekend and holiday rotaitonsESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

* Provides patient care as assigned and per routine as defined by educational scope, according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures. * Answers call lights in a timely and appropriate manner. * Documents care provided according to standards. * Maintains a clean work and patient environment. * Maintains supplies, including scanning, stocking and ordering new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies. * Floats to various units based on identified patient care needs. * Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities. * Training/precepting new partners in collaboration with unit educator * Blood Glucose Monitoring (BGM) with lab personnel * Bladder scanning procedure reviewed * Bladder scanner training complete (check off sheet for competency) * Attaching patient to remote telemetry or bedside cardiac monitor * Managing and reporting collection devices: * Colostomy, ileostomy or other fecal management systems: care and output measures * Indwelling catheters: care and output measures * Nasogastric tubes to suction * Surgical drains under direction of supervising RN * Competent in completing vital signs: Manual process for blood pressure and required reporting of abnormal values to supervising RN * Discontinue invasive devices under the direction of the supervising RN: * Indwelling (Foley) catheters * Nasogastric tubes * Peripherally inserted intravenous catheters * Similar devices as appropriate EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Completion of a CNA program.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

Current CNA certificate in applicable state.

Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers information and reports as appropriate; Works well in group problem solving situations; Rema...