Nursing Assistant CNA - Med Surg (Days, 24 hrs/wk)

Methodist Health System

• Omaha, NE

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  Permanent
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  Full-time

– Purpose of Job – Helps patients by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs; providing comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring. – Job Requirements – Education – High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) preferred. – Completion of first clinical rotation as Nursing Assistant preferred. – Successful completion of the 75-hour state approved course for Nurse Assistant required if hired into the position after August 31, 2014. – Preferred membership in good standing on Nebraska Nurse Aide registry if hired after August 31, 2014. – Will consider high school students 16 years or older who have completed the above requirements. – Experience – Previous customer service, cleaning, food service and/or patient related experience preferred. – One to three months on the job experience to learn hospital. procedures and work routines preferred. – Orientation and on the job experience will be provided to learn hospital procedures and work routines. – License/Certifications – Maintain current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required. – Skills/Knowledge/Abilities – Require the ability to understand and carry out instructions, follow schedules, communicate information, read simple and clear instructions and complete reports. – Must be able to collect, record, and report patient needs to the appropriate caregiver. – Requires ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills commensurate with job description. – Participate in mandatory inservices and continuing education programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by supervisor. – Physical Requirements – Weight Demands – Medium Work – Exerting up to 50 pounds of force. – Physical Activity – Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): – Climbing – Crawling – Kneeling – Sitting – Frequently Performed (34%-66%): – Balancing – Carrying – Crouching – Distinguish colors – Keyboarding/typing – Lifting – Pulling/Pushing – Repetitive Motions – Stooping/bending – Twisting – Constantly Performed (67%-100%): – Fingering/Touching – Grasping – Hearing – Reaching – Seeing/Visual – Speaking/talking – Standing – Walking – Job Hazards – Not Related: – Electrical Shock/Static – Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means) – Rare (1-33%): – Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-Ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc) – Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means) – NICU only – Occasionally (34%-66%): – Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment) – Equipment/Machinery/Tools – Explosives (pressurized gas) – Hazardous Drugs (exposure risks, protective personal equipment required) – Frequent (67%-100%): – Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex) – Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF) – Mechanical moving parts/vibrations – Essential Job Functions – Essential Functions I – Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment, as outlined in the Age Specific Criteria. – Gives individualized customer service/patient care. – Completes age specific competency assessment. – Exhibits excellent interpersonal relations with patients, co-workers, physicians, and guests to ensure effective communications. – Responds to patient needs promptly and courteously. – Obtains feedback from patients and visitors regarding their hospital experience. – Communicates patient issues to the appropriate staff. – Maintains a positive attitude while responding to requests in a timely and accurate manner. – Communicates with other members of the health care team (food service, secretaries, housekeeping, etc.) as indicated. – Actively participates in report process. – Completes clinical activities identified in the patient’s plan of care to meet patients’ comfort/activity/sleep needs and other clinical patient needs as delegated by professional staff. – Reports patient comfort needs to nurse in a timely manner. – Assures that skin is clean and dry. – Reports any noticed skin changes. – Provides personal care and assists with ADL (activities of daily living). – Provides assistance with repositioning, turning and chair transfers. – Assists as necessary with ambulation. – Completes vital signs per patient’s plan of care. – Weighs patients per patient’s plan of care. – Reinforce patient education. – Provides transportation assistance. – Reports any variation from patient’s plan of care to professional staff. – Attends to patient amenities; e.g., newspaper, mail. – Documents all data collected, in Cerner and/or on worksheets, accurately, completely, and in a timely manner to provide an accurate record of patient activities and response to activities. – Documentation is completed in an ongoing basis prior to end of shift. – Documentation reflects patient’s responses to activities according to patient’s plan of care. – Documentation reflects care delivered. – Provides housekeeping activities to contribute to a safe, efficient, effective and sanitary patient care environment. – Completes daily room cleaning according to established procedures for high dusting, vacuuming, mopping hard surface floors, disinfecting vertical surfaces, and spot cleaning vertical surfaces. – Keep rooms neat and tidy, free of clutter. – Removes trash and soiled linen from room each shift and as needed. – Maintains patient environment, such as spills and room temperature, or actively utilizes Integrated Services team to do so properly. – Distributes linens to servidors per par levels. – Straightens and restocks patient care areas per par levels. – Attends to patient amenities; e.g., newspapers, mail, watering plants. – Consistently recognizes and utilizes measures to provide for safe, efficient, patient care and work environment. – Answers Call Lights in a timely manner and response to the patient request and/or relays request to appropriate resource when necessary. – Performs other duties as delegated/under the direction of the professional staff. – Assures coverage of all duties when self or other staff are off the nursing unit. – Assists other team members when own work is complete. – Appropriately reports incidents. – Utilizes Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions infection control techniques correctly and consistently. – Directly responsible to the staff nurse and assists in the care of the patient by performing delegated activities utilizing the reciprocal process of the 4 Rights of Delegation. – Right task (within the scope of practice, according to the job description, and based on the desired outcome, task routine, non-complex, low risk and predictable outcome). – Right person (assess competency by certification/licensure, job description, skills checklist, demonstrated skill). – Right communication (clear, concise, correct, complete). – Right feedback: The Reciprocal Process (timely, specific, checkpoints). – Essential Functions II – Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management. – Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Behavior and company policies/procedures. – Other duties as assigned.

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