Status: Full-Time
Position Summary: Provides direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a RN or physician. Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides for personal care, emotional support and performs more complex clinical skills under the direction of a RN.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.
- Provides care appropriate to condition and age of patient, including pediatric, geriatric and the general patient population.
- Provides patient care that meets the psychosocial and physical needs of the patient within the CNA’s scope of practice.
- Assists with patient admissions, discharge and transfers.
- Provides morning care which may include bed bath, shower, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing patients, changing bed linen, cleaning overbed table and bedside stand, straightening room and other general care as necessary throughout the shift.
- Provides evening care which includes hands/face washing as needed, oral hygiene, back rubs, peri-care, freshening linen, cleaning overbed tables, straightening room and other general care as needed.
- Provides general nursing care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in use of bedpan, commode and ambulating patients.
- Prepares patients for meals; serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients if necessary.
- Distributes drinking water and snacks to patients as applicable.
- Answers patients’ call lights, anticipates patients’ needs and makes rounds of assigned patients.
- Transports patients to various departments for ordered tests/procedures.
- Demonstrates the ability to perform procedures within the CNA II’s scope of practice per state law.
- Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, blood pressure and intake-output.
Professional Requirements:
- Completes annual education requirements.
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
- Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
- Maintains regulatory requirements, including all federal, state, local regulations and accrediting organization standards related to the Medical Surgical Unit and, as appropriate, to the hospital.
- Maintains and ensures patient confidentiality at all times.
- Wears identification while on duty.
- Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
- Ensures compliance with policies and procedures regarding department operations, fire safety, emergency management and infection prevention and control.
- Effectively and consistently communicates administrative directive to staff and encourages interactive departmental meetings and discussions.
- Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
- Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the facility, as well as the focus statement of the department.
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:
- High School graduate or equivalent.
- Completion of CNA course.
- Current CNA certification in the state of West Virginia.
- Current BCLS certificate, or within six (6) months of hire.